• Look up Turkey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up Türk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name for the country Turkey is derived (via Old...
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  • A Turkish name consists of an ad or an isim (given name; plural adlar and isimler) and a soyadı or soyisim (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name"...
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    Place name changes in Turkey have been undertaken, periodically, in bulk from 1913 to the present by successive Turkish governments. Thousands of names within...
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  • Surname Law (Turkish: Soyadı Kanunu) of the Republic of Turkey is a law adopted on 21 June 1934, requiring all citizens of Turkey to adopt the use of fixed,...
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    spelling Turkey dates back to at least 1719. The bird called turkey was named as such due to trade of guineafowl from Turkey to England. The name Turkey has...
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  • dictionary. Miray is a Turkish female given name. According to the Turkish Language Institute (Türk Dil Kurumu) Miray is a Turkish name created from the Persian...
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    turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) of...
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  • animal name changes in Turkey is the revision of taxonomic nomenclature of three subspecies by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The name changes...
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  • A list of films produced in Turkey and in the Turkish language in alphabetical order. For a list of films by year see List of Turkish films for guidance...
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    Demographic features of the population of Turkey include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
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  • Macit is a Turkish masculine given name and a surname of Arabic origin. It refers to those who are glorious. Notable people with the name include: Macit...
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    Turkey is a founding member of the OECD and G20. The country's economy ranked as the 18th-largest in the world and 8th-largest in Europe by nominal GDP...
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  • This article concerns the coins of Turkey. In 1922–23, a new coinage was introduced consisting of aluminium-bronze 2+1⁄2, 5 and 10 kuruş and nickel 25...
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    wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order...
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    Some well-known place names in modern Turkey are derived from the Greek or Latin languages. List of Greek place names v t e...
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  • Bora is a common masculine Turkish given name that means "a strong wind that usually brings rain.". The word is derived from the Ancient Greek and ultimately...
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  • Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Turkish: il). Each province is divided into a number of districts (ilçe). Each provincial government is seated in...
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    The history of Turkey, understood as the history of the area now forming the territory of the Republic of Turkey, includes the history of both Anatolia...
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  • native Turkish word. The Arabic-Aramaic month names themselves originate in the ancient Babylonian calendar, and are therefore cognate with the names of months...
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    Jennie-O Turkey Store is a brand name of turkey products. It is a subsidiary of the Hormel Foods Corporation in Willmar, Minnesota. The company was founded...
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    Turkey meat, commonly referred to as just turkey, is the meat from turkeys, typically domesticated turkeys, but also wild turkeys. It is a popular poultry...
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    Turkish (Türkçe [ˈtyɾctʃe] , Türk dili; also known as Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around...
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  • masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include: Cumali Bişi (born 1993), Turkish footballer Necati Cumalı (1921–2001), Turkish writer This...
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    North American and European mainlands, the entirety of Turkey, and French Algeria, the last of which has been moot since July 1962. Thus, an attack on...
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  • Europe. Turkey may also refer to: Turkey (bird), the genus Meleagris of large birds native to North America and Central America Turkey meat, the meat of the...
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    The national flag of Turkey, officially the Turkish flag (Turkish: Türk bayrağı), is a red flag featuring a white star and crescent on its emblem, a prominent...
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    State of Israel and the Republic of Turkey formally established diplomatic relations in March 1949. Less than a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
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    Turkish people or Turks (Turkish: Türkler) are the largest Turkic people who speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey...
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    list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least...
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    In Turkey, secularism or laicism (see laïcité) was first introduced with the 1928 amendment of the Constitution of 1924, which removed the provision declaring...
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