the national language of the people of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of Altaic languages and written in the Roman alphabet
Turkish adj
Words of Turkish origin that have passed into English include bosh, janissary, kebab, shagreen, and yogurt. In addition, Turkish has been the medium through which a number of Arabic and Persian words have spread to Europe and eventually into English; these include coffee, dervish, divan, kiosk, sherbet, and turban