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"Old Town"

English translation: tarihi yarımada

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Turkish term or phrase:"Old Town"
English translation:tarihi yarımada

09:31 Dec 18, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-12-21 12:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / hotel advertisement
Turkish term or phrase: "Old Town"
İstanbul'da "Old Town" olarak bilinen bir bölgeden bahsediliyor. Tam olarak nasıl bir karşılık kullanmam gerekir? Şimdiden teşekkürler.
safiye01
Türkiye
Local time: 10:27
tarihi yarımada
Explanation:
bahsettiğiniz bölge tarihi yarımada olarak anılır
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Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Local time: 10:27
Grading comment
teşekkür ederim
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2tarihi yarımada
Raffi Jamgocyan
4 +2"Old Town"
Zeki Güler
5 +1tarihi mahalle
Paula Darwish
4 +1Sur İçi
Tuncer ÖZ
5Ancient city
Salih YILDIRIM
1eski köy
oviled


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tarihi yarımada


Explanation:
bahsettiğiniz bölge tarihi yarımada olarak anılır


    Reference: http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarih%C3%AE_yar%C4%B1mada
Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Local time: 10:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
teşekkür ederim

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tuncay Kurt: "historical peninsula"
1 hr
  -> Teşekkürler Tuncay Bey:)
agree  oviled: Bölge: http://www.altavyapi.com
1054 days
  -> teşekkürler :)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"Old Town"


Explanation:
Bölge olarak tarihi yarımadayı da kapsayan fakat Fatih, Beyazıt vb başka yerleri de içeren daha geniş bir alandır.
"Eski şehir merkezi" veya "Old Town" olarak çevirmeniz doğru olur.
Old Town şeklinde kullanımı, aşağıdaki linklerde görüldüğü üzere, yaygın.

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.ebrosur.com/Kigili-Laleli-Istanbul-Old-Town-Subesi/d-st11419

    Reference: http://www.ebrosur.com/Kigili-Laleli-Istanbul-Old-Town-Subes...
    Reference: http://www.yellowpages.com.tr/tr/profile/kemal-tanca/istanbu...
Zeki Güler
Local time: 08:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Darwish
15 mins
agree  oviled: Led Bant Armatür : http://www.oviled.com.tr
1054 days
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tarihi mahalle


Explanation:
Bir kentin eski mahallesini ifade ediyor. Gördüğüm kadarıyla Türkçede itarihi mahalle' ya da 'eskii kelimesi kullanılıyor eg eski Ankara, eski Bodrum

Example sentence(s):
  • Tarihi mahalle AVM olmayacak

    Reference: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ankara/27631585.asp
Paula Darwish
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  oviled: Gergi Tavan : http://www.gergilitavan.com
1054 days
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sur İçi


Explanation:
Tarihsel anlatılarda genellikle sur içi olarak bahsedilir.


    Reference: http://ebs.sakarya.edu.tr/?upage=fak&page=drs&f=47&b=952&ch=...
Tuncer ÖZ
Türkiye
Local time: 10:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Turkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  oviled: İstanbuldakiler http://www.istanbuldakiler.com
1054 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ancient city


Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2014-12-19 11:18:42 GMT)
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Pardon, "yanlış dil çifti oldu. Dikkate almayınız.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 03:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: An old town is the oldest district of a city. It's not a city.
3 hrs
agree  oviled: No: http://www.tezgaharasicam3d.com
1054 days
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1071 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5



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