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Turkish toponyms exist in Bulgaria since at least pre-Ottoman times. Majority of pre-Ottoman Turkic toponyms are of Cuman origin such as Kunina in Vratsa, Kumanite, a neughborhood in Tarnavo, Dermantsi (from the Cuman Derim-an) in Vratsa, in the valley of river Vit, toponyms from the Cuman name Shishman (found in Sofia, Plovdiv, Tarnovo and Pleven), Altemir, or other toponyms derived from Cuman names such as Balik, Balin, Barak, Dogan etc.

Ottoman conquest of Bulgaria changed toponyms in Bulgaria: sometimes even ethnicaly pure Bulgarian villages use to have Turkish names, since their Turkish inhabitants left Bulgaria and later Bulgarians settled here.

Towards the end of 2011 more than 200 topoyms in Burgas were changed, more than 800 Turkish toponyms in Stara Zagora were changed in 2018. The renaming process in Stara Zagora was criticized by the Mufti, who called it Revival Process.

Blagoevgrad oblast

Burgas oblast
Burgas (Turkish: Burgaz) is the biggest oblast in Bulgaria. In 2001, 13,84% of the population was of Turkish origin while in 2011, - 11,86%. Most of the toponyms in Burgas were changed in 1934. This is a list of Turkish toponyms in Burgas oblast. Former settlements in Burgas province with Turkish toponyms are: Tatar yeni mahalle (1893), Salihler (1886), Kasaplı (1889), Fındıklı (1946), Çenger (1921), Dereköy (1937), Kırcılar (1956), Cumaköy (1963), Emirler (1975), Bilek mahalle (2013)

Varna oblast

Veliko Tarnovo oblast Former settlements in Veliko Tarnavo with Turkish toponyms are: Boruş (1881), Taslak (neighborhood in Tarnavo), Sinanlar (1880), Bahçeci (1881), Seferköy (1892), Deveci (1896), Yazacı (1881), Ramazan (1882), Yurt mahalle (1882), Dağ mahalle (1884), Haliller (1885), Roman (1893), Tursunköy (1895), Hocaköy (1895)

Vidin oblast
This is a list of Turkish topoynms in Vidin. Former settlements in Vidin province with Turkish toponyms are: Bostan mahalle (2005)

Vratsa oblast
This is a list of Turkish toponyms in Vratsa (Turkish: İvraca)

Gabrovo oblast
This is a list of Turkish toponyms in Gabrovo (Turkish: Palanka) Former settlements in Gabrovo province with Turkish toponyms are: Tozluk (1893), Balabanlar (1926)

Dobrich oblast

Kardzhali oblast

Kyustendil oblast
This is a list of Turkish toponyms in Kyustendil (Turkish: Köstendil) Former settlements in Kyustendil province with Turkish toponyms: Geren (1895)

Lovech oblast

Montana oblast
This is a list of Turkish toponyms of Montana (Turkish: Kutluca) Pazardzhik oblast

Pernik oblast
This is a list of Turkish toponyms in Pernik Pleven oblast

Plovdiv oblast

Razgrad oblast Hasfet

Ruse oblast

Silistra oblast

Sliven oblast

Smolyan oblast

Sofia

Sofia oblast

Stara Zagora oblast

Targovishte oblast

Haskovo oblast

Shumen oblast

Yambol oblast Former settlements