Turkish is an English word with synonyms like country or state. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Turkish in a sentence
Turkish meaning
- The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
- Synonym of Turkic.
Using Turkish
- The main meaning on this page is: The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. | Synonym of Turkic.
- Useful related words include: country, state, land, turki.
- In the example corpus, turkish often appears in combinations such as: the turkish, of turkish, turkish president.
Context around Turkish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turkish
- In this selection, "turkish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hold, various, grill, cypriots, language and german stand out and add context to how "turkish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include additionally turkish vice president, and a turkish language library, turkish president, turkish authorities and turkish government. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turkish" sits close to words such as iranian, besides and topic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turkish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The collection also includes works of Turkish literature, studies on the Turkish language, and dictionaries. (15 words)
Additionally, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told Turkish media that the president was in good condition. (16 words)
Did they decide on behalf of the Turkish nation or are they trying to give advice to the Turkish nation? (20 words)
That charge relates to the alleged quid-pro-quo of receiving luxury travel benefits from a Turkish official in exchange for pushing the approval of the Turkish House – a center for Turkish diplomatic missions in New York City, the indictment states. (41 words)
The Turkish coffee goes down well with Papatya's house-made baklava or apricot danish, and a Turkish-style mezze menu operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons when Papatya morphs into a sun-drenched wine or cocktail bar. (39 words)
The everyday Turkish, known as kaba Türkçe or "rough Turkish", spoken by the less-educated lower and also rural members of society, contained a higher percentage of native vocabulary and served as basis for the modern Turkish language. (38 words)
Did they decide on behalf of the Turkish nation or are they trying to give advice to the Turkish nation? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Nearly 144,000 voters are registered in northern Cyprus, including Turkish settlers and troops and Turkish Cypriots who hold Turkish citizenship.
That charge relates to the alleged quid-pro-quo of receiving luxury travel benefits from a Turkish official in exchange for pushing the approval of the Turkish House – a center for Turkish diplomatic missions in New York City, the indictment states.
The restaurant serves various Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine, including Mixed Grill platters cooked on a charcoal grill, Turkish meze, Turkish pide (pizza)and traditional desserts such as baklava, kunefe and katmer.
Fluctuation in the Turkish lira, which suffered from hyperinflation every year until its replacement by the Turkish new lira in 2005, exerted downward pressure on the Turkish Cypriot standard of living for many years.
In his early career he and his bands contributed to the Turkish rock movement by combining traditional Turkish music with rock influences, which is still one of the main trends of Turkish popular music.
Reminiscent of the atmosphere in Istanbul, Kreuzberg is full of local Turkish businesses, open Turkish markets, travel agencies offering regular flights to Turkey, and a Turkish language library.
The everyday Turkish, known as kaba Türkçe or "rough Turkish", spoken by the less-educated lower and also rural members of society, contained a higher percentage of native vocabulary and served as basis for the modern Turkish language.
This not only marked hip-hop culture as distinctly Turkish, but simultaneously created a separate public sphere for fans of Turkish hip hop because most Germans did not speak Turkish.
Turkish-German hip hop Many Turkish-German hip hop artists express their frustration with their society which has many disadvantages for young Germans with Turkish descent.
Additionally, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told Turkish media that the president was in good condition.
A Reuters photographer on Wroxham Road witnessed 11 Turkish refugees entering Canada, being escorted to the border by a Turkish Uber driver.
Did they decide on behalf of the Turkish nation or are they trying to give advice to the Turkish nation?
Facilitated by the Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington, the festival is inspired by the Turkish tradition of “Children’s Day,” which dates back to 1920.
In my tests, I skipped the category of Turkish towels altogether and instead dealt with waffle-weave and terry options (not to be confused with terry towels made from Turkish cotton).
In return for the installation on Turkish soil, there would also be a memorial to the Turkish soldiers who died in that conflict in Canada.
Tatar added that the Greek Cypriots are “playing a game” with the 14 points proposed by President Nikos Christodoulides as unilateral confidence building measures for Turkish Cypriots, to attract Turkish Cypriots to the Republic of Cyprus.
The collection also includes works of Turkish literature, studies on the Turkish language, and dictionaries.
The foreign minister conceded that “Turkish-Chinese ties have suffered over Beijing being disturbed by our attitude on the Turkic Uyghurs issue,” including a Turkish refusal to extradite to China Uighurs resident in the country.
The NYU Turkish Cultural Association held a ceremony Friday, Nov 10, paying tribute to the anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic.
The Turkish coffee goes down well with Papatya's house-made baklava or apricot danish, and a Turkish-style mezze menu operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons when Papatya morphs into a sun-drenched wine or cocktail bar.
Phrases with turkish
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with turkish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: