Before 1876, there were 142 Turkish villages and 45 Greek villages in Tekirdag province. Today, hundreds of village and farm names in Tekirdag province bear the names of old Yoruk tribes, clans, and settlements. Since many Turks from all corners of Anatolia came and settled in the lands of Tekirdag province during the founding period of the Ottoman Empire, many of the current village and farm names belong to the Oghuz Turks, their main branches such as the Avshars and Beydilis, the Danishmendids, the Dulkadirids, the Bozoks, the Karamanids, the Saruhanids, the Aydin and Karesi Ogullari, and the Syrian and Iranian Yoruks.
Let's give a few examples:
From the Avshars: Gunduzlu, Inanli, Kilicli
From the Beydilis: Karacali (Karacalu), Gunesli (Gunecli), Ulaclu (Ulas)
From the Danismentlis (Karasi ogullari): Danisment, Hacilar, Kasikci Dulkadir or
From the Bozoks: Yuva, Canakcili, Sirinsilli (Sirinsi)
From the Karamanids: Davudlu, Serefli, Karacagur (Karacakurt)
From the Saruhanids: Dogucalu, Deliler, Karahalil, Kuyucu, Sarilar
From the Syrian Yoruks: Arapli, Demirli, Guvecli, Kadi, Sofu
From the Iranian Yoruks: Bayramsah, Kazanci, Salik (Saglik)
From the Oghuzs: Kayi and Karaevli
Gun Han; Yazir, Ay Han; Avsar, Yildiz Han; Kinik, Deniz Han are from this branch.
| OGUZLAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOZOKLAR | UCOKLAR | ||||
| GUN HAN | AY-HAN | YILDIZHAN | GOK HAN | DAG HAN | DENIZ HAN |
| 1-Kayi 2-Bayat 3-Alkaevli 4-Karaevli | 1-Yazir 2-Doger 3-Dodurga 4-Yaparli | 1-Avsar 2-Kizik 3-Begdili 4-Kargin | 1-Bayindir 2-Pecheneg 3-Cavundur 4-Cepni | 1-Salur 2-Eymur 3-Alayundlu 4-Yuredir | 1-Igdir 2-Bugduz 3-Yiva 4-Kinik |
There are also old Turkish villages bearing the names of new tribes formed from the unification of various Oghuz tribes such as Gunduzlu, Osmanli, Danisment, and Cavus.
Some of the commanders of Sultan Orhan and I. Murat also left their names on our villages. Kutlubey, Inebey, Inecikbey, Doguca, Balaban, Kara Demirtas, Ilyas Bey, Mustecep Subasi, Sarica Pasa, Ahmet Cavus, Kara Mukbil, Pasa Yigit, Pazarli Dogan, Firuzbey, Kutluboga, Ahmet Bey, Sevindik, Balaban, and Pasa Yigit were among the first commanders to cross into Rumelia. When these names became "village" names, the suffixes -li and -li were added to them.Furthermore, there are two villages named Musellim and Seymenli. Musellim refers to soldiers gathered in war for the repair and construction of roads, bridges, and trenches. Seymen is one of the three groups into which the Janissary units were divided.Again, the village of Agacali, originally from the important Oghuz tribe (Agac eri), is likely to have been founded by this tribe that crossed into Rumelia.
These show that the names of the settlements established in the province are a reminder of ancient Turkic tribes and heroes.
OGUZ, BOZOK, UCOK
1876 was a turning point for Tekirdag and our country. The Ottoman Empire suffered a great defeat against the Russians and was forced to withdraw from vast territories in the Balkans. Following this, thousands of Turks migrated from Bulgaria to Tekirdag, and many villages were established in the province after 1876. This was the largest migration the province received during the Ottoman era. Bulgarian immigrants revitalized the Saray district, which was almost empty until then, by establishing 24 villages.
For example, the people of the town of Servi in Bulgaria established villages named Kasikci, Kazandere, Ferhadanli, Saglamtas (Bukurova), Cerkezkoy, and Servi; the people of Lofca established two villages named Danismend and Kadriye.
The village of Sariyer in Malkara was founded in 1276 AH by Turks from Kazan. However, they were subjected to a massacre by the Russians in 1876, and their place was filled by Bulgarian immigrants. The villages of Sahbaz and Yakuplu in Corlu, Buyuk Manika, Tatarli, and Sahra in Saray, and Emiryakup in Hayrabolu were founded by Crimean Turks (Tatars), while Cerkezkoy and Dambaslar were founded by Circassians. During the Republican era, 12 more immigrant villages were established, all located in Corlu.
