Türkei

Meaning

Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)

Concepts

Turkey

turkey

turquoise

Republic of Turkey

Hagia Sophia

Levant

Maiden’s Tower

𐐓𐐲𐑉𐐿𐐨

Pronounced as (IPA)

[tʏʁˈkaɪ̯]

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Turcia with influence from Türke (“Turk”) which in turn is from Ottoman Turkish ترك, تورك (Türk), from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠Turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

Sentences

Auch die Türkei gehört dazu .

They also include Turkey.