Turk

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Turk may refer to:

• One of the members of the Turkish people,
• One of the members of the Turkic peoples,
• Any native speaker of the Turkish language or Turkic languages,
• A citizen or a resident of Republic of Turkey (As per the Constitution of Turkey, Chapter Four, Part I, Article: 66 ^[1])
• The Göktürks
• In some contexts, a Muslim, though this is archaic.

It can also refer to:

• The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

Contents 1 Turk 2 Turkic 3 Turkish 4 See also 5 References

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• A native or inhabitant of Turkey, or a member of Turkic speaking communities in Europe or Asia (see Demographics of Russia)
• An Azeri in Iran.
• Another name for Melungeon, especially in the Carolinas
• The Young Turks, a political party in the late Ottoman Empire; the name later came to be applied to any ambitious and non-conformist young adult
• The Turk, the first chess-playing automaton
• Amazon Mechanical Turk or MTurk, a web service
• Philippe Liégeois, whose pen name is Turk
• Turk (rapper), was a rapper for the Cash Money Records label, one of the members of the Hot Boys
• In the Ottoman Empire, Turk often referred to any Muslim, regardless of ethnicity (as opposed to Ottoman non-Muslims) ^[2]
• Grand Turk Island is an island that is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and overseas dependency of the United Kingdom
• "The Turks", a common abbreviation for the Maumturks, the chain of mountains in the west of Ireland
• The Turks (Final Fantasy VII) act as the task force of Shinra Corporation
• Dr. Christopher Turk, a fictional character played by Donald Faison on the American sitcom Scrubs.
• New Bomb Turks, a garage punk band.
• Virgil Sollozzo, a character in The Godfather who is nicknamed "The Turk" because he has a nose like a Turkish scimitar and also because he does much of his business (growing poppy plants) in Turkey.

[edit] Turkic

Describing several related ethnic groups and their languages:

• Turkic peoples (see also List of Turks)
• Turkic languages

[edit] Turkish

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - Republic of Turkey
• Turkish Airlines
• Turkish Angora cat
• Turkish architecture
• Turkish bath
• Turkish carpet
• Turkish coffee
• Turkish cuisine
• Turkish culture
• Turkish delight
• Turkish diaspora
• Turkish Empire (old usage)
• Turkish flag
• Turkish folklore
• Turkish Grand Prix
• Turkish islands
• Turkish language
• Turkish literature
• Turkish march by Mozart
• Turkish Music
• Turkish New Lira
• Turkish People
• Turkish Provinces
• Turkish rakı
• Turkish Riviera
• Turkish Sign Language
• Turkish Stars - Aerobatics
• Turkish Straits
• Turkish tea
• Turkish Theatre of shadows
• Turkish universities
• Turkish Van cat
• Turkish war of independence
• Turkish wrestling

[edit] See also

• Turkophobia
• Turkey (disambiguation)

[edit] References

1. ^ The Constitution of Republic of Turkey
2. ^