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Word History. Etymology. Middle English, from Anglo-French or Turk; Anglo-French Turc, from Medieval Latin or Turk; Medieval Latin Turcus, from Turkish Türk. First Known Use. circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2. Time Traveler. The first known use of Turk was circa 1513. See more words from the same year.
Turkish people or Turks ( Turkish: Türkler) are the largest Turkic people who speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
The first known mention of the term Turk (Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰 Türük or 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰜𐰇𐰛 Kök Türük, Chinese: 突厥, Pinyin: Tūjué < Middle Chinese *tɦut-kyat < *dwət-kuɑt, Old Tibetan: drugu) applied to only one Turkic group, namely, the Göktürks, who were also mentioned, as türüg ~ török, in the 6th ...
Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation. Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey. Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages. Turks, reference to the Ottoman Empire. Turk (term for Muslims), used by non-Muslim Balkan peoples.
Aug 22, 2023 · Once the centre of the Ottoman Empire, the modern Republic of Turkey was established in 1923 by nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Straddling the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey's...
Jun 24, 2024 · Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging to the Turkic subfamily of the Altaic family of languages. They are historically and linguistically connected with the Tujue, the name given to the nomadic people who founded an empire stretching from what is now Mongolia to the Black Sea.
Turkish people or Turks ( Turkish: Türkler) are the largest Turkic people who speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
Mar 4, 2024 · Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Rarely has humanity faced so many rapidly spiralling crises. In this update, I will focus first, on the scourge of war and the imperative of peace; and second, on the open space that is needed for societies to flourish – particularly in this mega election year.
Apr 1, 2018 · ISTANBUL — Earlier this year, Turkey opened its closely guarded population register, a monumental archive of lineages going back to Ottoman times. A website that gives access to all public ...
