| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran |
Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
,
Caliphate State
,
Kaplan Group
|
| Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) |
Ataturk
,
Kemal Ataturk
,
Kemal Pasha
,
Mustafa Kemal
|
| Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope |
Battle of Lepanto
,
Lepanto
|
| decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships |
battle of Navarino
,
Navarino
|
| country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin |
Cyprus
,
Republic of Cyprus
|
| interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) |
dragoman
|
| guide in Turkish, Arabic, Persian country |
dragoman
|
| former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials |
effendi
|
| Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO |
IBDA-C
,
Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front
|
| Turkish soldier |
Janissary
|
| ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991 |
Jerusalem Warriors
|
| one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914 |
Khedive
|
| aromatic Turkish tobacco |
latakia
|
| Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints |
oka
|
| Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds |
oka
|
| Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire |
Ottoman Empire
,
Turkish Empire
|
| Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I |
Ottoman
,
Ottoman dynasty
|
| extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Front
,
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party
|
| Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes |
Rhodes
,
Rodhos
|
| any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders |
Seljuk
|
