%0 Journal Article %T Kazan Ad n n K keni (Origin of the Name of Kazan) %A Serkan Acar %J Karadeniz Ara£¿t£¿rmalar£¿ %D 2010 %I Center for the Black Sea Studies %X There are many rumors about meaning of the name of Kazan; yet none of them are accepted as final. It is exremely natural create a number of folk tales and myths about origin of the name throughout the time. Besides, the word Kazan has been included in Indo-European languages by some researchers. Because of the lack of resources, even though the precise meaning of this name has not been known, the word is Turkish without doubt. %K Kazan %K Kazanka %K Turk %K Tatar %K Russia %U http://www.karam.org.tr/Makaleler/2044565786_acar.pdf