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Re:Istanbul's Blue Tile Paradise by dizhn on Thursday July 13, 2023 @01:23PM (#36712779)
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)
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Re:Istanbul's Blue Tile Paradise by nashashmi on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:57PM (#36715878)
Aya Irene is from the Era preceding Ottomans. That word means "Peace".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene?wprov=sfti1

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