Medieval latin turcus, from turkish türk Numerous examples attest to this Turkey (türkiye) is a country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in asia and partly in europe and serving as both a bridge and a barrier between them The modern turkish republic was founded in 1923 after the collapse of the ottoman empire, and its capital is istanbul (formerly constantinople). (redirected from türk) also found in Turk, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
Ml turcus, mgk toûrkos, mf turc, it turco, pers turk] Other uses türk (magazine), periodical published by the committee of union and progress in cairo between 1903 and 1907 From old french turc, middle english turke, turque, ultimately from turkish türk Compare medieval latin turcus, medieval greek toûrkos, middle french turc, italian turco, persian turk Turkic peoples are any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging to the turkic subfamily of the altaic family of languages They are historically and linguistically connected with the tujue, the name given to the nomadic people who founded an empire stretching from what is now mongolia to the black sea.
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