Gaziantep

[gah-zee-ahn-tep]

noun

1. a city in southern Turkey in Asia.

Gaziantep

/ ˌɡɑːziːɑːnˈtɛp /

noun

1. Former name (until 1921): Aintab. a city in S Turkey: base for Ibrahim Pasha's campaign against the Turks (1839) and centre of Turkish resistance to French forces (1921). Pop: 1 004 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The majority of them live in Istanbul and two border cities, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa.

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It was ahead in the cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep.

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Opposition politicians also are vising the region en masse, with the Republican People’s party leader Ozgur Ozel attending the commemorations in Hatay before travelling to Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras.

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It is “hard to convince donors to build for longer term, for development,” said Rosa Cresanti, the head of the World Health Organization office in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur were present when four members of the Karapirli family were pulled from their collapsed apartment building in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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