Gaziantep

American

[gah-zee-ahn-tep] / ˌgɑ zi ɑnˈtɛp /

noun

a city in southern Turkey in Asia.

Gaziantep British

/ ˌɡɑːziːɑːnˈtɛp /

noun

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)

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On a cold grey morning at a border crossing an hour's drive from Gaziantep the hills of Syria are visible, a short distance away.

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He emerges from a mosque in the heart of Gaziantep in south-east Turkey - not far from the Syrian border - wearing a black T-shirt with "Syria" written on the front.

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We meet under a winter sun by the stone walls of a castle, which has towered over Gaziantep since the Byzantine era.

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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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