Turkism

[ tur-kiz-uhm ]

noun

1. the culture, beliefs, principles, practices, etc., of the Turks.

Turkism

/ ˈtɜːkɪzəm /

noun

1. the culture, beliefs, and customs of the Turks
2. a Turkish word, fashion, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkism¹

First recorded in 1585–95; Turk + -ism

Example Sentences

As imperial unity became paramount, the C.U.P. began to enforce Turkism through deportation.

From The New Yorker

Within several years, they settled on a principle called Turkism, which envisioned an ethnically unified state.

From The New Yorker

Turkish literature's departure into Turkism is a prime example of such social engineering.

From The Guardian

Later on, alongside the social realist literature which highlighted the plight of certain communities, there came in the 1960s a departure towards Turkism which led to the creation of Turkic-root oriented narratives recounting the angst felt about the population's collective identity.

From The Guardian

For it is not necessar for us to abjure Turkism or Paganism, because we are not in fear to be troubled with that; but the thing that we are in danger of is Papistry, and therefore we must abjure that.

From Project Gutenberg