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Examples of Turkish in a Sentence
Adjective
He is from Ankara, the Turkish capital.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Where Syrian and Turkish traditions meet: Mahrouseh The final stop on this baklava crawl is to a shop called Mahrouseh, run by a Syrian refugee family from Aleppo, who had a sweets shop back home, and had to flee to Turkey when the Syrian civil war broke out.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Maggie Horton, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Aer Lingus launched flights to Dublin, Ireland, and Turkish Airlines launched flights to Istanbul, Turkey.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
At the end of April, my wife and I took a Silversea Aegean cruise from Athens to some storied outposts of Greek civilization, including Rhodes, Crete, Mykonos and Ephesus on the Turkish coast.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Where Syrian and Turkish traditions meet: Mahrouseh The final stop on this baklava crawl is to a shop called Mahrouseh, run by a Syrian refugee family from Aleppo, who had a sweets shop back home, and had to flee to Turkey when the Syrian civil war broke out.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Noun
Parachute Classic Turkish Cotton Robe Treat yourself to the little luxury of wrapping up in a cozy cotton robe after stepping out of the shower while this pick with more than 2,000 perfect ratings is 40 percent off.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Aer Lingus launched flights to Dublin, Ireland, and Turkish Airlines launched flights to Istanbul, Turkey.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Turkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Turkish. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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Turkish
1 of 2 adjective
Turk·ish
ˈtər-kish 
: of or relating to Turkey, the Turks, or Turkish
Turkish
2 of 2 noun
: the language of the Turks
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