Turkish cat names

From the Greek Attaleia — the harbor city of the turquoise Mediterranean coast

She-wolf — the legendary mother of the Turkic people

The great lion of Narnia in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia

Chilled yogurt drink with salt — Turkey's national beverage

Layers of phyllo, nuts, and honey — Turkey's most iconic sweet

Honey

Frame drum used in Sufi music

Coastal Aegean town known for white-washed buildings and ancient ruins

Bead — specifically a blue evil-eye bead

Savory layered pastry filled with cheese or spinach

First Ottoman capital, at the foot of Mount Uludağ

Pebble, gravel

Land of beautiful horses — region of fairy chimneys and cave dwellings

Walnut

Djinn — a supernatural being of free will

Fretless banjo-oud hybrid invented in 1930s Turkey

Goblet-shaped hand drum

Large double-headed ceremonial drum

The reckless hero of the Book of Dede Korkut

Stuffed vegetables — grape leaves or peppers filled with rice and herbs

Smoke

From Hadrianopolis — city of the emperor Hadrian

Ancient Ionian city on the Aegean coast

Universe; also a great serpent in Turkic mythology

Hazelnut

Pistachio

Turkish or local name of unclear etymology; became famous through one beloved cat

Sky-blue; celestial

You cannot see — hidden valley in the heart of Cappadocia

Thin savory flatbread griddled with various fillings

Rose

Silver

The Green One — a wandering immortal of wisdom

In the city — Turkey's largest city, straddling Europe and Asia

Ancient Smyrna — modern, secular city on the Aegean

Plucked zither with 26 courses of strings

Black head

Caramel

Eagle

End-blown wooden shepherd's flute

Generosity; the tragic hero of Âşık Kerem

Chestnut

Spiced meatballs — grilled or fried

City of Rumi and the whirling dervishes of Sufi tradition

King

Sweet shredded-pastry dessert layered with melted cheese

Thin crispy flatbread topped with spiced minced meat

Night; the heroine of the great love epic Leyla and Mecnun

Lemon

Deep-fried dough balls soaked in syrup

Turkish delight

Tiny dumplings served with garlicky yogurt and red pepper

Fortress — ancient hilltop city overlooking the Mesopotamian plain

Blue-eyed

Turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers

Double-reed wind instrument of eastern Anatolia

Tiny, little

Cutie, little darling

A revered Islamic cat — companion to the Prophet Muhammad.

Creamy Turkish milk pudding flavored with rosewater

Coy, coquettish

Reed flute used in Sufi ceremonies — its sound represents the soul's longing

Pear-shaped fretless lute — ancestor of the European lute

Cotton — one of the most common cat names in Turkey

Pasha — a high-ranking Ottoman nobleman

Fairy; supernatural being of beauty

Boat-shaped flatbread topped with meat or cheese

Anise-flavored spirit — Turkey's national drink

Named for its historic saffron trade

Half-woman, half-serpent queen

Long-necked lute — the voice of Turkish folk music

Sugar

The bad cat — protagonist of a famous Turkish comic

Sesame-crusted bread ring — the Turkish bagel

Cute, charming

Long-necked fretted lute of Turkish classical music

Cinnamon

Sweet

Tabby — traditional Turkish name for striped cats

The ancient sky god of the Turkic and Mongolic peoples

A beloved orange tabby cat immortalized as a street icon of Istanbul, known for his relaxed lounging pose

Plump, strong boy

From the Greek Trapezus — trapezoid

Turkic goddess of fertility and the hearth

The city of prophets — site of Abraham's Pool and Göbekli Tepe

Ancient Urartian city near the vast highland lake

Fierce, strong

Star

Companion, comrade

Olive

Loud double-reed outdoor instrument