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Old 19-10-2008, 11:57 PM   #1
sky_khan
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Default Many Turkish state names are wrong.

I dont know where did you collect Turkish state names but some of them are wrong. I had to select Constantinople when I register. It is called Istanbul since 1770 , and many Turkish people (including me) find insulting that calling it as Constantinople.

Errata is here:

Adrianople => Edirne
Afion-Kara-Hissar => Afyonkarahisar
Aidin => Aydin
Amasia => Amasya
Angora => Ankara
Ayintap => Antep
Brusa => Bursa
Canik => Samsun
Constantinople => Istanbul
Diarbakir => Diyarbakir
Edessa => Sanliurfa
Erzerum => Erzurum
Gumusane Vilayeti => Gumushane
Hakari => Hakkari
Hamitabat => <NULL> (NOT A STATE)
Kaisaria => Kayseri
Kars Ili => Kars
Kirk-Kilissa => Kirklareli
Konia => Konya
Malatia => Malatya

Thanks.
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