سلفكه

Ottoman Turkish

Silifke district

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), q.v., after the shift of υ (u) to a pronunciation as /f/.

Proper noun

سلفكه • (Silifke)

1. Silifke (a town and district in Mersin province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Silifke
  • English: Silifke
• → Armenian: Սիլիֆքէ (Silifkʻē)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Silifke”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Silifke”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 684