List of German locations named after people and places of Turkish origin

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Turkenstrasse ("Turks Street") in Munich. Turkenstrasse munich from south.jpg
Türkenstraße ("Turks Street") in Munich.

This list includes streets and places in Germany named after people and places of Turkish origin, including Turkish Germans (especially in memory of victims of neo-Nazi murders), Turkish sister cities, and leading figures.

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Officially named locations

Hulya-Platz ("Hulya Square"), Frankfurt. HulyaPlatz.jpg
Hülya-Platz ("Hülya Square"), Frankfurt.
Dursun-Akcam-Ufer ("Dursun Akcam Bank"), Hamburg. Dursun-Akcam-Ufer am Veringkanal in Wilhelmsburg.jpg
Dursun-Akçam-Ufer ("Dursun Akçam Bank"), Hamburg.
Kemal-Altun-Platz ("Kemal Altun Square"), Hamburg. Kemal Altun Platz, Hamburg.jpg
Kemal-Altun-Platz ("Kemal Altun Square"), Hamburg.
Muharrem-Acar-Brucke ("Muharrem Acar Bridge"), Hamburg. Muharrem-Acar-Brucke.jpg
Muharrem-Acar-Brücke ("Muharrem Acar Bridge"), Hamburg.
Taskoprustrasse ("Taskopru Street"), Hamburg. Hamburg-Bahrenfeld Taskoprustrasse.jpg
Tasköprüstraße ("Tasköprü Street"), Hamburg.
Halitplatz ("Halit Square"), Kassel. Halitplatz Kassel Strassenschild.jpg
Halitplatz ("Halit Square"), Kassel.

Berlin

Bonn

Cologne

Darmstadt

Dortmund

Duisburg

Frankfurt

Eskişehir also made a Frankfurt Meydanı (Frankfurt Square) in 2023 on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of town twinning between both cities. The square is located at Eskişehir Kentpark, which is one of the beloved parks in the city.

Fürstenfeldbruck

Hamburg

Hamm

Helmstedt

Kassel

Kiel

Mölln

Munich

Nuremberg

Regensburg

Planning stage

Berlin

Munich

Activism and unofficially named streets

In 2018 left-wing activists renamed over 200 street signs to the names of the victims who were killed during a series of xenophobic murders by the neo-Nazi terrorist group the National Socialist Underground. In a statement, the Interventionistische Linke (IL) said: "We want to make the extent of racist violence visible and show respect for the victims of the NSU and their families." [1]

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References

  1. Schmidt, Fabian (2018), Jemand hat 200 Straßen in ganz Deutschland nach den Opfern des NSU umbenannt, Spiegel , retrieved 31 May 2021