Turk or Turks may refer to:

Communities and ethnic groups

Turkish people Turks (), or Turkish people, are the largest Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group, comprising the majority of the population of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. They generally speak the various Turkish dialects. In addition, centuries-old Turkish co ...

, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *

Turkish citizen Turkish nationality law is based primarily on the principle of ''jus sanguinis''. Children who are born to a Turkish women, Turkish mother or a Turkish people, Turkish father (in or out of marriage) are Turkey, Turkish citizens from birth. The i ...

, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey *

Turkic peoples Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West Asia, West, Central Asia, Central, East Asia, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members ...

, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turks, reference to the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

Turk (term for Muslims) The ethnonym Turks (/''Tourkoi'', /, ) has been commonly used by the non-Muslim Balkan peoples to denote all Muslim settlers in the region, regardless of their ethno-linguistic background. Most of them, however, were indeed ethnic Turks. In the Ot ...

, used by non-Muslim Balkan peoples *

Turks of South Carolina The Turks of South Carolina, also known as Sumter Turks or Turks of Sumter County, are a group of people who have lived in the general area of Sumter County, South Carolina since the late 18th century. According to Professor Glen Browder, "they hav ...

, a group of people in the US * "Turks", nickname for inhabitants of

Faymonville Faymonville (; , ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Waimes, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Nickname Its inhabitants are nicknamed the "Turks" by the neighbouring towns and villages. It is believed ...

, Liège, Belgium * "Turks", nickname for inhabitants of

Llanelli ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...

, Carmarthenshire, Wales

People

* Turk (surname), a list of people with the name *

Turk (nickname) Turk or The Turk is a nickname for: *Turk Broda (1914–72), Canadian hockey player *Carolina Duer (born 1978), known as "The Turk", Argentine world champion boxer *Turk Edwards (1907–1973), American football player *Turk Farrell (1934–1977), A ...

, a list of people with the nickname *

Turk (rapper) Tab Virgil Jr. (born February 8, 1981) better known by his stage name Turk (sometimes "Young Turk" or "Hot Boy Turk" or "CFOTAB"), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his late 1990s run at Birdman (rapper), Bi ...

, stage name of American rapper Tab Virgil Jr. (born 1981) *

Philippe Liégeois Philippe Liégeois (born 8 July 1947) is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known by his pen name Turk. He is the co-author of numerous comic books, including '' Colonel Clifton'', ''Léonard'' and '' Robin Dubois''. His usual writer for al ...

(born 1947), pen name "Turk", Belgian comic book artist * Al-Turk, a list of people with the name

Places

* Brig o' Turk, a small rural village in Scotland *

Turks Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...

, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies * Turk Site, an archaeological site in Kentucky, US

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

* Turks (''Final Fantasy VII''), from the video game ''Final Fantasy VII'' * Turks, a motorcycle club from the 1985 film ''

Mask A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes, ...

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Christopher Turk Christopher Duncan Turk, M.D., commonly referred to by his last name "Turk", is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama '' Scrubs'', played by Donald Faison. Turk appeared in every episode of the series except three season 8 episodes, ...

, from the TV series ''Scrubs'' *

Turk Barrett Turk Barrett is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted in stories featuring Daredevil, in which his inept schemes are played as comic relief. Barrett was a recurring ...

, from Marvel comics * Terry Lynch, from the 1985 film '' Turk 182'' * The Turk, a chess computer from a self-titled episode of the TV series '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, an character from the 1972 film ''The Godfather'' *

Turk Malloy The following is a list of characters from the ''Ocean's'' film series. It includes characters from both Steven Soderbergh's ''Ocean's'' trilogy, including 2001's '' Ocean's Eleven'', 2004's '' Ocean's Twelve'' and 2007's '' Ocean's Thirteen'', ...

, a member of Danny Ocean's heist crew from the 2001 film ''Ocean's Eleven''

Works

* ''The Turk'' (play), by John Mason * "Turk", a track on the 2007 album ''

Death Is This Communion ''Death Is This Communion'' (stylized as ''Death•Is•This•Communion•'') is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire. It was released on September 10, 2007, in Europe and September 18 in the United States. The fi ...

'' by High on Fire * ''Turks'' (TV series), a 1999 American police drama * "Turks" (song), a 2020 song by Nav and Gunna

Other uses

* ''Türk'' (magazine), periodical published by the Committee of Union and Progress in Cairo between 1903 and 1907