Gaziantep

[ gah-zee-ahn-tep ]

noun

1. a city in southern Turkey in Asia.

Gaziantep

/ ˌɡɑːziːɑːnˈtɛp /

noun

1. 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) Former name (until 1921)Aintab

Example Sentences

It was ahead in the cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep.

From BBC

Opposition politicians also are vising the region en masse, with the Republican People’s party leader Ozgur Ozel attending the commemorations in Hatay before travelling to Gaziantep and Kahramanmaras.

From Seattle Times

It is “hard to convince donors to build for longer term, for development,” said Rosa Cresanti, the head of the World Health Organization office in Gaziantep, Turkey.

From Seattle Times

Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur were present when four members of the Karapirli family were pulled from their collapsed apartment building in Gaziantep, Turkey.

From New York Times

"We need from tomorrow to build up a light, efficient, random hopefully, inspection system that will not slow things down," said Griffiths, comparing the type of possible system to that used in Gaziantep to send aid from Turkey into Syria.

From Reuters