Type Country
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈtɜɹ.ki/(American English) /ˈtɜː.ki/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Latin Turcia, derived from the ethnonym Turk, which is from Old Turkic possibly meaning "ancestry". This is the name of a country situated on the Anatolian peninsula. It is called Türkiye in Turkish.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesTurkye(Afrikaans) Turkiyya(Arabic) Turska(Bosnian) Turtsiya(Bulgarian) Turquia(Catalan) Turska(Croatian) Turkije(Dutch) Turquie(French) Türkei(German) Tourkia(Greek) Turchia(Italian) Turcia(Late Roman) Turquia(Portuguese) Turtsiya(Russian) Turska(Serbian) Turquía(Spanish) Türkiye(Turkish)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024