Konya Syllabification: (Kon·ya)Pronunciation: /ˈkônˌyä, kônˈyä/Definition of Konya a city in southwest central Turkey; population 967,100 (est. 2007). An ancient Phrygian settlement, it became the capital of the Seljuk sultans toward the end of the 11th century. Konya in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Konya in the British & World English dictionary