Gaziantep, previously and still informally referred to as Antep, is a city in the southeastern part of Turkey and it is among the oldest perpetually inhabited cities in the world.
"Antepliler" literally means people who originally come from Antep, which is the name of our restaurant.
Gaziantep was formerly called Ayintab or Aïntab, and later Antep.
The origins of this name are unknown, but there are several theories. "Aïntap" may have derived from "Khantap", meaning "king's land" in the Hittite language. It may also mean "full of springs" translated from the Persian language. "Aïn" is an Arabic (and Aramaic) term meaning "spring". And the word of praise "tap" may have combined to form the name "Ayin ţaba", meaning "good spring" in Aramaic.
The Crusaders called Antep and its castle "Hantab", "Hamtab" or "Hatab". In February 1921, the Parliament of Turkey honoured this city with the title "Gazi" which means "warrior for the Faith or Islam" or "war veteran" and commemorated the city's resistance to the French during the 1st World War and the Turkish War of Independence. The name of the city was officially changed in 1928 to Gaziantep. The history of Gaziantep goes back to the Hittites. Gaziantep was ruled by Akkadians, Mitannis, Hittites, Neo- Hittites, Assyrians, Urartians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians, Parthians, Commagene, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, along with being a key spot on the famous Silk Road.
The origins of this name are unknown, but there are several theories. "Aïntap" may have derived from "Khantap", meaning "king's land" in the Hittite language. It may also mean "full of springs" translated from the Persian language. "Aïn" is an Arabic (and Aramaic) term meaning "spring". And the word of praise "tap" may have combined to form the name "Ayin ţaba", meaning "good spring" in Aramaic.
The Crusaders called Antep and its castle "Hantab", "Hamtab" or "Hatab". In February 1921, the Parliament of Turkey honoured this city with the title "Gazi" which means "warrior for the Faith or Islam" or "war veteran" and commemorated the city's resistance to the French during the 1st World War and the Turkish War of Independence. The name of the city was officially changed in 1928 to Gaziantep. The history of Gaziantep goes back to the Hittites. Gaziantep was ruled by Akkadians, Mitannis, Hittites, Neo- Hittites, Assyrians, Urartians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians, Parthians, Commagene, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, along with being a key spot on the famous Silk Road.