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- Something relating to or from TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, a modern-day nation - Something relating to or from TurkestanTurkestanTurkestan, spelled also as Turkistan, literally means "Land of the Turks".The term Turkestan is of Persian origin and has never been in use to denote a single nation. It was first used by Persian geographers to describe the place of Turkish peoples...
, a region of Central Asia inhabited by Turkic peoples - Something relating to or from the Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, the historic empire of Turkish people from the 13th to the early 20th century - "The Turks", a common abbreviation for the MaumturksMaumturksNa Sléibhte Mhám Toirc are a picturesque mountain range in Connemara in the west of Ireland. They are less well known than their more famous neighbours, the Twelve Bens on the other side of the Inagh Valley...
, the chain of mountains in the west of Ireland - Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsThe Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean - Grand Turk IslandGrand Turk IslandGrand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands with . It contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport...
in the Turks and Caicos Islands - Turk, CaliforniaTurk, CaliforniaTurk is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad east-northeast of Coalinga, at an elevation of 502 feet ....
, community in Fresno County
People / Groups
- Turkic peoplesTurkic peoplesThe Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
- Turkish peopleTurkish peopleTurkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
, people descended from Turks of the Ottoman Empire, now most of them are living in Turkey - GöktürksGöktürksThe Göktürks or Kök Türks, were a nomadic confederation of peoples in medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan The Göktürks or Kök Türks, (Old Turkic: Türük or Kök Türük or Türük; Celestial Turks) were a nomadic confederation of...
, a Turkic people of ancient Central Asia - Seljuq Turks
- Ottoman TurksOttoman TurksThe Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
- Turk (caste)Turk (caste)The Turk are a Muslim community found in the Terai region of the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.-Origin:The Turks claim to have come from Central Asia to India with the armies of Mohammad Ghori, who settled in the slopes of the Himalayas, to guard the plains of North India from...
, a Muslim community found in Uttar Pradesh, India - Turk JamatTurk JamatThe Turk Jamat are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. Many members of Turk Jamat Muslim community migrated to Pakistan after the independence in 1947 and settled in Karachi.-History and origin:...
, a Muslim community found in Gujarat, India - Azerbaijanis ethnic group found in Iran and Azerbaijan
- Young TurksYoung TurksThe Young Turks , from French: Les Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favouring reformation of the administration of the Ottoman Empire. The movement was against the absolute monarchy of the Ottoman Sultan and favoured a re-installation of the short-lived Kanûn-ı Esâsî constitution...
, a political party in the late Ottoman Empire - Iraqi TurkmenIraqi TurkmenThe Iraqi Turkmen are an ethnic group who mainly reside in northern Iraq. Estimates of their numbers vary dramatically, in accordance with Iraq's assimilation policies no realistic and independent census results have been revealed regarding the Iraqi Turkmen population...
- Karlugh TurksKarlugh TurksThe Karlugh Turks are a prominent Karluk Turkic tribe that resides mainly in the Hazara region of current Pakistan. These Karlugh Turks formed a Turki Shahi dynasty and ruled the state of Pakhli Sarkar for over 200 years from 1472 to 1703.- Arrival:...
, an ethnic group found in Pakistan - Oghuz TurksOghuz TurksThe Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
Individuals
- Turk (surname)Turk (surname)Turk or Türk is a surname.Those bearing it include:* Ahmet Türk , Turkish politician* Alex Türk , French politician* Alexander Turk , Canadian politician* Brian Turk, American actor...
- Turk (rapper)Turk (rapper)Tab Virgil, Jr., better known by his stage name Turk , is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his time with Cash Money Records and with the Hot Boys. His debut album Young & Thuggin became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard 200 and pushed his album to Gold sales in the...
, a rapper for the Cash Money Records label, one of the members of the Hot Boys - Philippe LiégeoisPhilippe LiégeoisPhilippe Liégeois is a Belgian comic book artist, born on 8 July 1947. He is best known by his penname Turk. He is the co-author of numerous comic books, including Colonel Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois...
, a comic book artist whose pen name is Turk
Technology
- The TurkThe TurkThe Turk, also known as the Mechanical Turk or Automaton Chess Player , was a fake chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century. From 1770 until its destruction by fire in 1854, it was exhibited by various owners as an automaton, though it was exposed in the early 1820s as an...
, a fake chess-playing machine - Amazon Mechanical TurkAmazon Mechanical TurkThe Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowdsourcing Internet marketplace that enables computer programmers to co-ordinate the use of human intelligence to perform tasks that computers are unable to do yet. It is one of the suites of Amazon Web Services...
or MTurk, is an Amazon web service that pays individuals to perform tasks.
Fiction
- Turks (Final Fantasy VII), minor antagonists in the video game Final Fantasy VII and supporting characters in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series
- Christopher TurkChristopher TurkChristopher Duncan Turk, M.D., is a fictional character played by Donald Faison on the American comedy-drama Scrubs. Turk has appeared in every episode except three Season 8 episodes, "My Saving Grace", "My New Role" and "My Lawyer's in Love". Donald Faison is the only original cast member,...
, generally known as "Turk", a character on the TV series Scrubs - Virgil SollozzoVirgil SollozzoVirgil "The Turk" Sollozzo is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in Mario Puzo's The Godfather.In the novel, it is said that he got his nickname because he has a nose like a Turkish scimitar, has a Turkish wife and kids and also because he does much of his business in Turkey...
, a character in The Godfather who is nicknamed "The Turk" - Turkish, a character in Snatch (film)Snatch (film)Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ...
(2000) - The Turk (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), an episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- The Turk a chess computer from the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Turk BarrettTurk BarrettTurk Barrett is fictional character, a small time criminal in the . He first appears in Daredevil #69 and was created by writers Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan.-Fictional character biography:...
, a secondary character from the Daredevil comics