Turk
This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. Because these four terms are highly interrelated, they also refer to similar subjects, all gathered on this one disambiguation page.
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Turk
A Turk is someone from one of the Turkic peoples. Other meanings of Turk are
- the Young Turks were 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
- the pen name of cartoonist Philippe Liégeois, as in Turk & De Groot
- Turk was a tailor of country-western wear for musicians from the 1940s to the 1970s
- Turk was a rapper for the Cash Money Records label, one of the members of the Hot Boys
- Sometimes, Turk refers to any citizen of the country Turkey, regardless of their ethnic identity.
- In the Ottoman Empire, Turk often referred to any Muslim as contrasted with a Christian or Jew.
- Grand Turk is an island that is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and overseas dependency of the United Kingdom.
Turkey
The related name of Turkey refers to the country Turkey or, in informal usage, to the Turkish/Ottoman Empire (old usage). Other meanings of turkey are
- A turkey bird
- Domesticated turkey, often used for food.
- Turkey, North Carolina, a town
- In bowling, three consecutive strikes.
- "Cold turkey", a withdrawal from drug addiction without gradual tapering off of usage.
Turkic
Turkic means relating to the group of countries and places in Central Asia, Caucasus and parts of south-western Asia where the people share the same language family. A good reference for this term is found in
Turkish
The term Turkish denotes of or relating to the country of Turkey. Various subjects can be referred to, such as
- Turkish language
- Turkish Airlines
- Turkish cuisine
- Turkish music
- Turkish literature
- Turkish Empire (old usage)