Ottoman cities are cities that can be founded by the Ottoman civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
Capital: Istanbul
Possible City Names:
City Name | Notes |
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Bursa | Second capital of the Ottoman Empire |
Edirne | Third capital of the Ottoman Empire |
Ankara | Capital of modern day Turkey |
Halep | Modern day Aleppo, Syria |
Konya | Seventh-most populous city in Turkey |
Adana | Major city in Southern Turkey |
Trabzon | Major Black Sea port of the Ottoman Empire |
Sivas | City in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province |
İzmir | Third-most populous city in Turkey |
Erzurum | City in Western Anatolia, Turkey |
Kayseri | Large industrialized city in the Anatolian Plateau |
Aydın | Seat of Aydin Province, Turkey |
Trablusgarp | Turkish name of Tripoli, Libya (from the Arabic, menaing Tripoli-of-the-West) |
Urfa | City in Southern Turkey, the ancient Edessa |
Amasya | City in Northern Turkey |
Cezayir | Lit. "Island". Ottoman Turkish borrowing from Arabic, referring to the Greek Archipelago, which formed the Eyalet of the Archipelago (Eyālet-i Cezāyir-i Baḥr-i Sefīd, "Eyalet of the Islands of the White Sea") |
Munastır | Monastir, Tunisia. Earliest Arabic center in North Africa, captured by the Ottomans in 1554. |
Sinop | City on the Black Sea, the Ancient Sinope. Capital of Sinop Province. |
İskenderun | Major city in Hatay Province, southern Turkey. |
Diyarbekir[1] | Ottoma turkish name for Diyarbakır, second-largest city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. |
Maraş | Former name of Kahramanmaraş, Southwestern Turkey |
Aksaray | City in Central Anatolia. Prosperous in the Ottoman period as it was a major source of salt. |
Gelibolu | Turkish name of Gallipoli, city on the Dardanelles strait |
Ayıntap[2] | Arabic name for Gaziantep. Sixth largest city in Turkey |
İzmit | Ancient Nicomedia, southeast of Istanbul |
Bosna-Saray | Ottoman name of Sarajevo, Bosnia. |
Mocha | City in Yemen on the Red Sea, a major port until the 18th century |
Van | Large city on the shores of Lake Van, Eastern Turkey |
Samsun | Major port on the Black Sea. Atatürk launched the Turskish War of Independence in that city. |
Eskişehir | City in Anatolia, the ancient Dorylaeum. |
Söğüt | Birthplace of Sultan Osman I |
Tirgovişte | Ottoman name for Târgoviște, Romania |