Greek exonyms
Below is a list of modern-day Greek language exonyms for mostly European places outside of Greece and Cyprus. Place names that are not mentioned are generally referred to in Greek by their respective names in their native languages, or with the closest pronunciation in Greek. Toponyms in "italics" mean that although their 'proper' name in Greek is the given one, a direct transliteration (and pronunciation) is much more widespread. Turkey. Turkey formerly had a large Greek-speaking population, and parts of what is now Turkey used to be part of Greece.