Yörük

noun

A member of a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia, and partly in the Balkan peninsula.

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nounYörük (plural Yörüks)

plural Yörüks · alternative Yorouk · alternative Yuruk

  1. A member of a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia, and partly in the Balkan peninsula.
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