A Turkophile or Turcophile, ( tr, Türksever) is a person who has a strong positive predisposition or sympathy toward the
government,
culture,
history, or
people of
Turkey.
This could include Turkey itself and its history, the
Turkish language,
Turkish cuisine, and
literature, or in the broader sense, the
Turkic peoples in general. The opposite of a Turkophile is a
Turkophobe is a person who shows hostility, intolerance, or racism against
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
or
Turkic people,
Turkish culture and
Turkic countries.
Historically, Turkophilia (Turkish: ''Türkseverlik'') has been associated with supporters of the history of the
Ottoman Empire,
Seljuk Empire and
Sultanate of Rûm
fa, سلجوقیان روم ()
, status =
, government_type = Hereditary monarchy Triarchy (1249–1254)Diarchy (1257–1262)
, year_start = 1077
, year_end = 1308
, p1 = ...
.
Notable Turkophiles
*
Jean-Étienne Liotard,
Swiss painter, art connoisseur and dealer
*
David Urquhart,
Scottish diplomat, writer and politician
*
Ármin Vámbéry,
Hungarian Turkologist and traveller
*
Ernst Jaeckh
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (1975-) ...
,
German author
*
Pierre Loti,
French naval officer and novelist
*
Juanito, French singer
*
Lev Gumilyov,
Soviet historian, ethnologist and anthropologist
*
Li Chengqian,
Tang dynasty crown prince
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*
See also
*
Anti-Turkish sentiment
*
Turanism
*
Turquerie
References
External links
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{{Cultural appreciation
Admiration of foreign cultures
Turkish culture
Turkish nationalism