Meanings
nounTurkification (uncountable)
alternative Turcification
- uncountableMaking something more Turkic; assimilation (of a place, people etc) into a Turkic states or culture; introduction of Turks to an institution etc.
The overwhelming turkification of the army brought with it other ironies.
2019, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs, Yale University Press, page 319Synonyms: Turkicization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMaking something more Turkic; assimilation (of a place, people etc) into a Turkic states or culture; introduction of Turks to an institution etc.
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Bulgarian турцизация, турчеене
- турцизация (turcizacija)Turkification
- турчеене (turčeene)Turkification
Danish tyrkificering
- tyrkificeringTurkification
French turquisation, turcisation
- turquisationTurkification
- turcisationTurkification
- turquificationTurkification
- turcificationTurkification
German Türkisierung
- TürkisierungTurkification
Greek εκτουρκισμός
- εκτουρκισμός (ektourkismós)Turkification
Polish turkizacja
- turkizacjaTurkification
Portuguese turquificação
- turquificaçãoTurkification
Russian тюркиза́ция
- тюркиза́ция (tjurkizácija)Turkification
Turkish Türkleştirme
- TürkleştirmeTurkification
Ukrainian тюркиза́ція, оту́рчення
- тюркиза́ція (tjurkyzácija)Turkification
- оту́рчення (otúrčennja)Turkification
- отуре́чення (oturéčennja)Turkification
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APA
Turkification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkification
MLA
“Turkification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkification.
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