View Full Version : Should the Balkans be renamed?
Crn Volk
05-27-2013, 06:24 AM
Balkan is a Turkish name for the region. Nowadays it s officially being referred to as South-Eastern Europe. Should it instead be known under it's ancient (Thracian) name of Haemus (Haimos in Greek)?
alfieb
05-27-2013, 06:25 AM
Another thread/poll exists on this very subject. The majority, from my memory, said to keep the name.
Crn Volk
05-27-2013, 06:27 AM
Another thread/poll exists on this very subject. The majority, from my memory, said to keep the name.
link?
If so, this thread can be canned
Balkan is a Turkish name for the region.
It was used even before Turks came.
Crn Volk
05-27-2013, 06:41 AM
It was used even before Turks came.
By who? Turkic-speakers?
By who? Turkic-speakers?
By your favorite Tatars of course.
alfieb
05-27-2013, 06:44 AM
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?20538-The-Balkans-or-Haemus
It was continued in another thread, but that one was mostly about food.
Crn Volk
05-27-2013, 06:44 AM
By your favorite Tatars of course.
My OP still stands then, Turkish name for the region.
Methmatician
05-27-2013, 06:45 AM
Haemus sounds stupid. Almost effeminate.
Methmatician
05-27-2013, 06:46 AM
My OP still stands then, Turkish name for the region.
Why does it matter whether you use the Greek or Turkish name for the region? These days it's just 'South-Eastern Europe'.
Crn Volk
05-27-2013, 06:48 AM
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?20538-The-Balkans-or-Haemus
It was continued in another thread, but that one was mostly about food.
Cool. This thread is better though, the other one was started by Thraex :p
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