Turkism

American  

[tur-kiz-uhm] / ˈtɜr kɪz əm /

noun

1. the culture, beliefs, principles, practices, etc., of the Turks.

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Turkism British  

/ ˈtɜːkɪzəm /

noun

1. the culture, beliefs, and customs of the Turks

2. a Turkish word, fashion, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Turkism

First recorded in 1585–95; Turk + -ism

Example Sentences

Within several years, they settled on a principle called Turkism, which envisioned an ethnically unified state.

From The New Yorker

Turkish literature's departure into Turkism is a prime example of such social engineering.

From The Guardian

Later on, alongside the social realist literature which highlighted the plight of certain communities, there came in the 1960s a departure towards Turkism which led to the creation of Turkic-root oriented narratives recounting the angst felt about the population's collective identity.

From The Guardian