Turkish

American  

[tur-kish] / ˈtɜr kɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks.

2. of or relating to the language of Turkey.

3. (loosely) Turkic.

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noun

1. the Turkic language of Turkey. Turk, Turk.

2. (loosely) Turkic.

Turkish British  

/ ˈtɜːkɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, its people, or their language

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noun

1. the official language of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family See also Osmanli

Other Word Forms

• Turkishness
  noun
• anti-Turkish
  adjective
• non-Turkish
  adjective
• pro-Turkish
  adjective
• pseudo-Turkish
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Turkish

First recorded in 1535–45; Turk + -ish ¹

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Example Sentences

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Turkish

"Walking around Trabzon, it feels as though nine out of every 10 fans wearing a shirt have Salah's name on the back. The 10th has their own," says Turkish football journalist Hasan Tuncel.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Last week, Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials flew to Tehran and met with Iranian military officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The case will hear allegations made by Nebahat Isbilen, an elderly Turkish woman, who says her former adviser Selman Turk misled her and used her wealth to his own advantage.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Winter Sleep", the acclaimed drama by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan that won the Palme d'Or in 2014, was set in the Cappadocia region.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Serbs had won their independence in 1878, after centuries of resistance to Turkish rule.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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