{
  "place_id": "turka#7730_11279",
  "wikidata": "Q932234",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Турка",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Turka",
      "why": "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).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tourka",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Турка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tourka",
      "why": "French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Turka",
          "why": "International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "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.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "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.",
  "rank": 1345,
  "slug": "turka"
}