Re:Istanbul's Blue Tile Paradise
by kleton on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:15AM
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Ayasofya seems more likely to be a Turkish transliteration of Hagia Sofia, given it is pronounced exactly the same.
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transliteration of Greek "Αγία", to be more specific.
Probably 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)
Aya Irene is from the Era preceding
Ottomans. That word means "Peace".