Published on
Jul 6, 2025
Know Your City: A slice of Turkey in Surat that sees calls for name change amid current geopolitical churn
‘This way to Turkiwad’ says a sign in Shahpore, leading to a narrow street that takes its name from the Turks who lived here when they came to trade in Surat, around the 16th century. Turkiwad is a lane with some 35 houses on both sides of the road running …
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The Indian Express
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