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# Turka

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Турка.

## English name

**Turka** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Tourka** — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Турка** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Tourka** — French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Turka** — International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above.

## About

Turka is a small city in the Carpathian foothills of Lviv Oblast. It is a centre of the Boyko cultural region and lies on the route towards the Uzhok Pass.

## Notes

Supplied city Q932234 retained. Short English Turka is a disambiguation page Q424899. French Tourka identifies the city; the name is associated with the aurochs rather than with Turks. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourka.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q932234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932234) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/turka/?format=json)


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