Turkish

[ tur-kish ]

/ ˈtɜr kɪʃ /

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks.

of or relating to the language of Turkey.

(loosely) Turkic.

the Turkic language of Turkey. Abbreviation: Turk

(loosely) Turkic.

Origin of Turkish

First recorded in 1835–45; Turk + -ish¹

Turk·ish·ly, adverb Turk·ish·ness, noun an·ti-Turk·ish, adjective non-Turk·ish, adjective, noun

pro-Turk·ish, adjective pseu·do-Turk·ish, adjective

I had a feeling that Turkish authorities were closing their eyes.

Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.

Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, another group is leaning in: Turkish women business leaders.

The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman |Christina Asquith |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The project tries to help young Turkish women raised in orphanages to start their own businesses.

The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman |Christina Asquith |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.

Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt? |Jack Holmes |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For the most part, they were not unwilling to sustain the Turkish Government.

With the Turks in Palestine |Alexander Aaronsohn
Though still a part of the Turkish Empire, and paying an annual tribute to the Sultan, it had its own separate government.

From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn |Henry M. Field
Still unfinished, the Turkish conquest having interrupted its progress, with all other in the seventeenth century.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 |Various
The Turkish men are generally robust, and tolerably well made, and it is rare to find a deformed person among them.

Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Noel had got brown-paper boots too, and a Turkish towel cloak.

The Wouldbegoods |E. Nesbit

Turkish

/ (ˈtɜːkɪʃ) /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, its people, or their language

the official language of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family See also Osmanli

Turkishness, noun