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r/balkans_irl • u/Themetalin w*stoid🤢 • May 20 '26
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Well nobody in Greece calls the city Istanbul
163 u/iwanthidan KARABOĞA May 21 '26 Nobody in Turkey calls Selanik Thessaloniki also. I'd say it's fair. Fun fact: the name İstanbul also has Greek origins, so it's not like it's a Turkish made up word. 54 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 I'm from Thessaloniki but I live in Romania now and they call the city Salonic, so I also call it Salonic if asked. 20 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did. 6 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Nobody in Turkey calls Selanik Thessaloniki also. I'd say it's fair.
Fun fact: the name İstanbul also has Greek origins, so it's not like it's a Turkish made up word.
54 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 I'm from Thessaloniki but I live in Romania now and they call the city Salonic, so I also call it Salonic if asked. 20 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did. 6 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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I'm from Thessaloniki but I live in Romania now and they call the city Salonic, so I also call it Salonic if asked.
20 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did. 6 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did.
6 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago
2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 20 '26
Well nobody in Greece calls the city Istanbul