Turk

Turk or Turks may refer to:

Communities

Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups that speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family
Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group that belong to the Oghuz branch and live in Turkey
Turkish citizens, all citizens of the Republic of Turkey, irrespective of ethnicity
"The Turk(s)", in historical usage may refer to the Ottoman Empire
Turks (term for Muslims), an umbrella term for all Muslims who settled in Southeastern Europe during the rule of Ottoman Empire
Turk (caste), a Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, India
Turks of South Carolina, in the United States

Persons

Turk (surname)
Turk (nickname), a list of people
Turk (comics), pen name of Belgian comic book artist Philippe Liégeois
Turk (rapper), a New Orleans rapper
'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, mathematician of unknown origin

Places

Turks Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory
"The Turks", a common abbreviation for the Maumturks, the chain of mountains in the west of Ireland
Turk, California, an unincorporated community
Turk Site, an archaeological site in Kentucky

Fiction

Turks (TV series), a short-lived CBS police drama
The Turk, a 17th-century play by British dramatist John Mason
The Turk (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), an episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Fictional characters and groups

Turks (Final Fantasy VII), minor antagonists in the video game Final Fantasy VII and supporting characters in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series
Turks, a motorcycle club in the 1985 film Mask
Christopher Turk, generally known as "Turk", a character on the TV series Scrubs
Turkish, a character in Snatch (film) (2000)
The Turk a chess computer from the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Turk Barrett, a secondary character from the Daredevil comics
Terry Lynch, a character in the film Turk 182 whose nickname is Turk

Entertainment

"Turks" (song), a 2020 song by Nav and Gunna featuring Travis Scott

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