Over 3200 locations in Bulgaria are also known by some Turks in their Turkish names.
Bulgarian Name | Names used by Turkish authorities | Local/Historical Turkish Name | Comments |
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Aksakovo |
| Acemler |
|
Ardino | Ardino | Eğridere |
|
Aitos |
| Aydos |
|
Beloslav |
| Gebece |
|
Blagoevgrad | Blagoevgrad | Yukarı Cuma |
|
Botevgrad | Botevgrad | Orhaniye |
|
Burgas | Burgaz | Burgaz |
|
Dalgopol |
| Yeni-Köy |
|
Devin |
| Devlen |
|
Devnya |
| Devne |
|
Dobrich | Dobriç | Hacioglu Pazarcik |
|
Dolni Chiflik |
| Aşağı Çiftlik |
|
Dulovo |
| Akkadınlar |
|
Dzhebel |
| Cebel |
|
Golyamo Tsarkvishte (village) |
| Küçük Tekeler | Küçük means small translated interestingly as Golyamo which means large. Tekeler was evolved from Tekkeler which means Dervish convent. |
Gotse Delchev (town) |
| Nevrekop | Nevrekop was old name of Gotse Delchev |
Haskovo | Haskovo/Hasköy | Hasköy |
|
Hitrino |
| Şeytancık |
|
Isperih |
| Kemallar |
|
Iglika |
| Kalaycı |
|
Ivaylovgrad | Ivaylovgrad | Ortaköy |
|
Kadievo |
| Kadıköy |
|
Kameno |
| Kayalı |
|
Kalimantsi |
| Gevrekler |
|
Kaolinovo |
| Bohçalar |
|
Kardzhali | Kırcali | Kırcaali |
|
Kaspichan |
| Kaspiçan |
|
Kaynardzha |
| Küçük Kaynarca |
|
Kazanlak | Kazanlık | Kızanlık |
|
Krumovgrad | Krumovgrad | Koşukavak | The name derives from "koşu": running, and "kavak": poplar, horse races on a poplar-grown course |
Kubrat (town) |
| Kurtbunar |
|
Loznitsa |
| Kubadın |
|
Lovech | Loveç | Lofça | Lovcha was old name of Lovech |
Mihailovski |
| Kaykı |
|
Momchilgrad | Momçilgrad | Mestanlı |
|
Nikola Kozlevo |
| Civel, Tavşankozlucası |
|
Novi Pazar, Bulgaria |
| Yeni Pazar |
|
Omurtag (town) | Omurtag | Osman Pazar |
|
Pazardzhik | Pazarcık | Tatar Pazarcık |
|
Pleven | Plevne | Plevne |
|
Plovdiv | Plovdiv/Filibe | Filibe | Named after Alexander the Great's father Philip II of Macedon in ancient times this city was also known as Phillipopolis. |
Popovo |
| Pop Köy |
|
Provadiya |
| Prevadi |
|
Razgrad | Razgrad | Hezargrad |
|
Rousse | Rousse/Ruse/Rusçuk | Rusçuk |
|
Ruen |
| Ulanlı |
|
Samuil (village) |
| Işıklar |
|
Shumen | Şumen | Şumnu |
|
Silistra | Silistre | Silistre |
|
Slivo Pole |
| Kaşıklar |
|
Smolyan | Smolyan | Paşmaklı |
|
Stara Zagora | Stara Zagora/Eski Zağra | Eski Zağra |
|
Svilengrad | Svilengrad | Cisri Mustafa Paşa |
|
Suvorovo |
| Kozluca |
|
Targovishte | Tırgovişte | Eski Cuma |
|
Tervel (town) | Tervel | Kurt Bunar |
|
Topolovgrad |
| Kavaklı |
|
Tsar Kaloyan, Razgrad Province |
| Torlak |
|
Tsenovo, Rousse Province |
| Çauşköy |
|
Valchi Dol |
| Kurt-Dere |
|
Veliki Preslav |
| Eski İstanbulluk |
|
Venets, Shumen Province |
| Köklüce |
|
Vetovo |
| Vetova, Vet-Ova |
|
Vetrino |
| Yasa-Tepe |
|
Zavet (town) |
| Zavut |
|
Zlatograd |
| Darıdere |
|
Zhivkovo |
| Kızılkaya |
|
Buzludzha |
| Buzluca | Peak in the Central Stara Planina |
Bulgaranovo |
| Kademler | Village in Omurtag region |
Veselets |
| Yagcilar | Village in Omurtag region |
Borimechkovo |
| Yörükler | Village in Pazardzhik region. In the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 returning refugees from four burned villages (Cafarli, Duvanli, Okçullu, and Oruçlu) settled in Okçullu which became known as Yörükler. |
Dobrudja |
| Babadag | Deriving from Baba Sari Saltik |
Hainboaz |
| Hain-Boğaz | Hainboaz mountain pass, known in Bulgaria as the Pass of the Republic |
Stara Planina |
| Koca Balkan | Literally meaning "Great Mountain" this is the mountain that gives its name to the entire region and the Balkan Peninsula. Its Bulgarian name means "Old Mountain". |
Sredna Gora |
| Orta Balkan | Literally means "Middle Mountain". |
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