English words from Turkish
- LefkoşaSynonym of Nicosia: the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus; a district around the city.
- lokumTurkish delight
- menemenA popular traditional Turkish dish
- meyhaneA Turkish bar
- MuğlaA province and metropolitan municipality in southwestern Turkey.
- muhtarAn elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
- MuşA province in eastern Turkey, with a Kurdish and formerly Armenian majority.
- NevşehirA province in central Turkey.
- NusaybinA city in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey, the ancient Nisibis.
- OghuzA group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens
- OsmaniyeA province in southern Turkey.
- OzsuA surname from Turkish.
- parmakAn old Turkish unit of length.
- PatnosA city and district of Ağrı Province, Turkey.
- peshtemalA traditional cotton towel used in Turkish baths.
- qanunA Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
- rastikA blend of henna and various other ingredients, traditionally used to dye the hair.
- RazgatlıoğluA surname from Turkish
- Republic of TurkeyFormer official name of Turkey: a country in West Asia and Southeastern Europe.
- RhodesliOf or pertaining to the Sephardi Jews of Rhodes.
- SabitA male given name from Turkish.
- samielA hot desert wind, simoom.
- SamsatA town, the capital of Samat district, Adıyaman Province, Turkey, populated by Bezikan Kurds.
- SelçukA town, municipality, and district of İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.
- shabrackThe saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.
- shish kebabA dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
- SilifkeA town in Mersin Province, Turkey.
- simitA ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
- SolakA surname.
- subashiAn Ottoman provincial prefect.
- sujukA dry, spicy sausage of Ottoman Turkish origin that is popular in the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeastern Europe and, to a lesser extent, in other regions that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire. It consists of ground meat (usually beef) mixed with spices including cumin, sumac, garlic, salt, and red pepper, fed into a sausage casing and allowed to dry for several weeks.
- Süper LigThe highest division of professional men's football in Turkey.
- Suruçcity of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey
- tantuniA type of street food originating from Mersin consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and spices in pita or yufka bread.
- taratorA nut- or tahini- based sauce made with lemon juice and garlic that is found in Middle Eastern cuisine
- tarhanaA dried food based on a fermented mixture of grain and yogurt or fermented milk, usually made into a thick soup with water, stock, or milk.
- tezkereAn official certificate, license, or other such document
- TireboluA town in Giresun Province, Turkey.
- top kekA reaction which indicates that the speaker is highly amused.
- TufekciA surname from Turkish.
- tughraA calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.
- tulipantA turban.
- tulumbaA dessert in Turkey, the Middle East and eastern Europe, consisting of fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to a churro.
- TürkiyeA country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia.
- tutulemmaA photographed analemma that includes an image of a solar eclipse.
- urfa biberA smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
- UskudarA quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly known as Scutari.
- yardangA large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape.
- yashmakA veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
- YazanA transliteration of the Arabic male given name يازن.
- YıldırımA surname from Turkish
- YumurtalıkA port and resort town in Adana Province, in southeastern Turkey.
- zaptiéA gendarme / carabineer in Italian colonies of the Ottoman Empire
- zarphA highly decorated and bejewelled Turkish tea cup.
- zurnaA double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.