Turkish
Bosphorus nation's tongue
Turkish refers to the people, language, and culture of Turkey, the nation straddling Europe and Asia.
The Turkish language belongs to the Turkic family, written in Latin script since 1928.
Turkish coffee is brewed strong and unfiltered.
A Turkish bath involves steam, massage, and cold plunges.
Turkish delight is a chewy confection dusted with powdered sugar.
Grilled food on skewer
Domain under unified control
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
Topkapi · vizier · pasha · caliphate · Anatolia · Balkans · Byzantium · Osman
Morphemes chained, roots intact
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- LatinAncient Roman language
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- reformImprove by correcting faults
Azerbaijani · Kazakh · Uzbek · Kyrgyz · Uyghur · Tatar · loanwords · suffixes
Traditional steam bath
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
massage · ritual · relaxation · foam · cleansing · Ottoman · spa · heat
Thick floor textile
- kilimTapestry rug without pile
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- copperwareItems made from reddish metal
haggling · merchants · textiles · leather · jewelry · pottery · tiles · tea
kebab
Grilled food on skewer
empire
Domain under unified control
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
harem · Topkapi · vizier · pasha · caliphate · Anatolia · Balkans · Byzantium · Osman · divan
agglutinative
Morphemes chained, roots intact
reform · Azerbaijani · Kazakh · Uzbek · Kyrgyz · Uyghur · Tatar · loanwords · suffixes · TDK
hamam
Traditional steam bath
scrub · massage · ritual · relaxation · foam · cleansing · Ottoman · spa · heat · tradition
carpet
Thick floor textile
copperware · haggling · merchants · textiles · leather · jewelry · pottery · tiles · tea · hospitality
Bosphorus
Strait linking two seas
grounds
Basis for justification
unfiltered · cardamom · thick · sediment · ritual · UNESCO · hospitality · roasted · serving · grounds
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- Asian peoplesChinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai
- Eurasian LanguagesMongolian, Korean, Japanese, Kazakh, Uzbek
- Mediterranean languagesFrench, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian
- Turkish coffeeGrounds-in-cup brewing method
- Turkish delightChewy, powdered Middle Eastern sweet
- Turkish bathOttoman-style steam bathing facility
- Turkish rugHandwoven Anatolian floor covering
- Turkish carpetHandwoven Anatolian rug
- Turkish cuisineCulinary tradition from Anatolia