Ayasoluk

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proper noun

Former name of Selçuk: a town in İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

OriginTurkish Ayasuluk ← Ottoman Turkish ایاصـولق ← Medieval Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Selçuk: a town in İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
selçuk

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekἍγιος Θεολόγος“the Holy Theologian”
  2. Ottoman Turkishایاصـولق
  3. TurkishAyasuluk
  4. EnglishAyasoluk

Variant spelling of Turkish Ayasuluk and Ottoman Turkish ایاصـولق (Ayasuluk), from Medieval Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Agios Theologos.

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Translations

French Ayasoluk
  • AyasolukSelcuk under Ottoman rule
German Ayasoluk
  • AyasolukSelcuk under Ottoman rule
Greek Αγιασολούκ
  • Αγιασολούκ (Agiasoloúk)Selcuk under Ottoman rule
Polish Ajasoluk
  • AjasolukSelcuk under Ottoman rule
Russian Айясолук
  • Айясолук (Ajjasoluk)Selcuk under Ottoman rule
Spanish Ayasoluk
  • AyasolukSelcuk under Ottoman rule
Turkish Ayasuluk, Ayasuluk Tepesi
  • AyasulukSelcuk under Ottoman rule
  • Ayasuluk TepesiSelcuk under Ottoman rule
Cite this entry
APA

Ayasoluk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayasoluk

MLA

“Ayasoluk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayasoluk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ayasoluk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayasoluk.

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