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Turkism

[tur-kiz-uhm]

noun

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



Turkism

/ ˈtɜːkɪzəm /

noun

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

  2. a Turkish word, fashion, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkism1

First recorded in 1585–95; Turk + -ism
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Example Sentences

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As imperial unity became paramount, the C.U.P. began to enforce Turkism through deportation.

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

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

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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.

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For it is not necessar for us to abjure Turkism or Paganism, because we are not in fear to be troubled with that; but the thing that we are in danger of is Papistry, and therefore we must abjure that.

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