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Ayasofya seems more likely to be a Turkish transliteration of Hagia Sofia, given it is pronounced exactly the same.
by kleton 3y ago
Ayasofya seems more likely to be a Turkish transliteration of Hagia Sofia, given it is pronounced exactly the same.
- kasabali 3y agotransliteration of Greek "Αγία", to be more specific.
- dizhn 3y agoProbably not since a lot of churches start with the name Aya in Turkish because they are named after saints. (Like this one: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_%C4%B0rini https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_%C4%B0rini)
- nashashmi 3y agoAya Irene is from the Era preceding Ottomans. That word means "Peace". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene?wprov=sfti1