Word Origin | Kolonya

Introduction of the cologne (kolanya) to the Ottoman lands,  coincides with the first years of the Abdulhamid II period. Among the imported products at that time was Farina's Eau de Cologne.  Eau de Cologne fabricator Jean Marie Farina applies to receive the title of "“Fahri Saray-ı Hümayun Kolonyacısı” Royal Supplier of Eau de Cologne. He states that his factory is a very old and famous factory of Europe, so it will be appropriate to accept this title. His request was submitted to the Sultan on 3 May 1882. 

This Farina is the granddaughter of Jean Marie Farina, who founded the factory in Cologne in 1709.


On the other hand, cologne

production in Anatolia starts with Ahmet Faruki, who founded the first perfumery factory in the Ottoman lands in 1882.

Mavi Boncuk |

Kolonya: fromFR eau de cologne[1] "Köln suyu", Köln kentinde 1709'dan itibaren Johann Maria Farina ve varisleri tarafından üretilen alkollü esans; Cologne Almanya'da bir kent, Köln[2] from LAT Colonia Agrippinensis, LAT colonia koloni → koloni

(from IT . colonia) [Köln (Cologne) şehrinin adından] İçine hafif bir koku katılmış tuvalet ispirtosu: 

Oldest source: 
[ Ahmet Rasim, Şehir Mektupları (1899) ]

Bavulumda açılmamış küçük bir şişe kolonya var (Ömer Seyfeddin). Itriyat mağazasının kolonya, sabun, misk kokan temiz havası (Refik H. Karay). Küçük hanımın kollarını, şakaklarını kolonya ile ovuyordu (Sâmiha Ayverdi).

For the curious: Queen Victoria’s own particular scent was that of the orange blossom flower, a flower for the Queen of intense sentimental value, as it was linked with her engagement and wedding. The orange blossom was what she wore, twisted into a simple wreath on her head as well as in sprays at her bodice, as the sole floral decoration of her bridal attire on the morning of her wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on 10 February 1840. The Times wrote: ‘Her Majesty wore no diamonds on her head, nothing but a simple wreath of orange blossom’.

The cologne for Vistoria  was possibly made by the renowned parfumeur Molinard. According to Molinard themselves, Queen Victoria numbered amongst their clientele.Hyacinthe Molinard founded the company in Grasse in 1849 to sell various eaux de fleurs, or flower water fragrances. Maison Molinard sells orange blossom perfume today, their Fleur D’Oranger. SOURCE

[1] The importation of Eau de Cologne into Turkey resulted in the formulation of kolonya, a Turkish perfume.

cologne (n.)
"a distilled spirit blended with certain essential oils so as to give off a fragrant scent," by 1844, short for Cologne water (1814), loan-translation of French eau de Cologne (which also was used in English), literally "water from Cologne," from the city in Germany (German Köln, from Latin Colonia Agrippina) where it was made, first by Italian chemist Johann Maria Farina, who had settled there in 1709.

"Now, a worked Lyon handkerchief, moistened, not with cologne, but with rose-water. Eau de cologne is vulgar, it's the odor of every shopboy; and now you are ready, and I leave you." ["Charles Sealsfield" (Karl Anton Postl), "Rambleton," 1844]

Eau de Cologne (French: [o d(ə) kɔlɔɲ]; German: Kölnisch Wasser [ˈkœlnɪʃ ˈvasɐ]; meaning "Water from Cologne"), or simply cologne, is a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany.Originally mixed by Johann Maria Farina (Giovanni Maria Farina) in 1709, it has since come to be a generic term for scented formulations in typical concentration of 2–5% and also more depending upon its type essential oils or a blend of extracts, alcohol, and water.[2] In a base of dilute ethanol (70–90%), eau de cologne contains a mixture of citrus oils including oils of lemon, orange, tangerine, clementine, bergamot, lime, grapefruit, blood orange, and bitter orange. It can also contain oils of neroli, lavender, rosemary, thyme, oregano, petitgrain (orange leaf), jasmine, olive, oleaster, and tobacco.

In contemporary American English usage, the term "cologne" has become a generic term for perfumes usually marketed toward men. It also may signify a less concentrated (but more affordable) version of a popular perfume.

The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange blossoms after the rain".[4] He named his fragrance Eau de Cologne, in honour of his new hometown.[5]

The Original Eau de Cologne 4711, is named after its location at Glockengasse No. 4711. It was also developed in the 18th century by Wilhelm Mülhens and produced in Cologne since at least 1799 and is therefore probably one of the oldest still produced fragrances in the world. On 12 December 2006, the perfumes and cosmetics company Mäurer & Wirtz took over 4711 from Procter & Gamble and has expanded it to a whole brand since then.

The Eau de Cologne composed by Farina was used only as a perfume and delivered to "nearly all royal houses in Europe".[6] His ability to produce a constantly homogeneous fragrance consisting of dozens of monoessences was seen as a sensation at the time. A single vial of this aqua mirabilis (Latin for miracle water) cost half the annual salary of a civil servant. When free trade was established in Cologne by the French in 1797, the success of Eau de Cologne prompted countless other businessmen to sell their own fragrances under the name of Eau de Cologne.Giovanni Maria Farina's formula has been produced in Cologne since 1709 by Farina opposite the Jülichplatz[5] and to this day remains a secret. His shop at Obenmarspforten opened in 1709 and is today the world's oldest fragrance factory.

In 1806, Jean Marie Joseph Farina, a grand-grand-nephew of Giovanni Maria Farina, opened a perfumery business in Paris that was later sold to Roger & Gallet. That company now owns the rights to Eau de Cologne extra vieille in contrast to the Original Eau de Cologne from Cologne. Originally the water of Cologne was believed to have the power to ward off bubonic plague. By drinking the cologne the citrus oil scent would be exuded through the pores, repelling fleas. Much as flea shampoo for dogs can be based on citrus oils today.

In modern times, Eau de Cologne or "cologne", has become a generic term. The term "cologne" can be applied to perfume for men or women, but it conventionally refers to perfumes marketed toward men.

[2] The city seems to have been known in English generally by its French name in 18c. The city was founded 38 B.C.E. as Oppidum Ubiorum, renamed and made a colony in 50 C.E. at the request of emperor Claudius's wife Agrippina the Younger, who was born there. By 450 C.E. the name had been shortened to Colonia (see colony).