Turkishness
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- noun
- /ˈtɜrkɪʃnəs/
- In their discussions about identity, many young people express a strong sense of Turkishness and its importance in today's world.
- insults to Turkishness
Examples
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"Turkishness" came to be defined as a common national, linguistic, and territorial identity.
Academic text (2007) -
Can you get us permission to do that so we won't end up in a midnight express prison for "insulting Turkishness"?
Blog text (20) -
However, if you are so proud of your Turkishness, why don't you call yourself Mehmet Talaat?
Blog text (20) -
The state conducted a four-year prosecution of two Turkish evangelical Protestant converts from Islam on charges of "insulting Turkishness." Although these charges were dropped for lack of evidence in October 2010, the converts were forced to pay fines of $3,170 each or go to prison for seven months for "collecting information on citizens."
Academic text (2011) -
The festival celebrated traditional music and dance, showcasing the rich Turkishness of the country's cultural heritage.
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She felt a deep connection to her Turkishness while visiting her ancestral hometown in Turkey, where she learned about her family's history.
How Turkish
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turkishness is made from Turkish plus the ending -ness, where -ness means 'the state of being'. Think of words like Englishness or Britishness — Turkishness simply names the qualities or identity that make someone or something 'Turkish'.