Definition of Turkey

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(n.)
Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.
  
(n.)
An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
  

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Noun
1. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
(synonym) Republic of Turkey
(hypernym) country, state, land
(member-holonym) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
(part-holonym) Middle East, Mideast, Near East
(member-meronym) Turk
(part-meronym) Edirne, Adrianople, Adrianopolis
(class) Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign

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Noun
1. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
(synonym) Meleagris gallopavo
(hypernym) domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
(hyponym) turkey cock, gobbler, tom, tom turkey
(member-holonym) Meleagris, genus Meleagris
2. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
(synonym) joker
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
3. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
(hypernym) poultry
(part-meronym) breast, white meat
4. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
(synonym) bomb, dud
(hypernym) flop, bust
5. wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
(synonym) ocellated turkey, Agriocharis ocellata
(hypernym) gallinaceous bird, gallinacean
(member-holonym) Agriocharis, genus Agriocharis

TURKEY
Turkey, (n.)

A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.
  

turkey
fool, dumbo, jerk You turkey! Why did you put Jello on my pizza?

Cold turkey
Meaning
The state addicts are in when withdrawing from drug addition, especially heroin.
Origin
In the state of drug withdrawal the addicts blood is directed to the internal organs leaving the skin white and with goose bumps.

Turkey
1. foolish person; an absolute goose; 2. something which is unsuccessful; flop

Cold-turkey
1. method of withdrawal from a drug addiction in which the drug is given up completely, and no other drugs are used as substitutes; 2. without the aid of other drugs: "come off cold turkey"; "go cold turkey"

turkey
fool, dumbo, jerk 

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\tur"key\ (?), n.; pl. turkeys (#). [so called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from turkey: cf. f. turquie turkey. see turk.] (zo?l.) any large american gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus meleagris, especially the north american wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the indians long before the discovery of america.
note: the mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. mexicana). its tall feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. the central american, or ocellated, turkey (m. ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. see under ocellated. the australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (choriotis australis). see under native.
turkey
beard (bot.), a name of certain american perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus xerophyllum. they have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. also called turkey's beard
turkey
berry (bot.), a west indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (solanum mammosum, and s. torvum).
turkey
bird (zo?l.), the wryneck. so called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [prov. eng.]
turkey
buzzard (zo?l.), a black or nearly black buzzard (cathartes aura), abundant in the southern united states. it is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. its is noted for its high and graceful flight. called also turkey vulture.
turkey
cock (zo?l.), a male turkey.
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hen (zo?l.), a female turkey.
turkey
pout (zo?l.), a young turkey. [r.]
turkey
vulture (zo?l.), the turkey buzzard.
turkey
\tur"key\ (?), n. [cf. 2d turkey.] an empire in the southeast of europe and southwest of asia.
turkey
carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in asia minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. it is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in india and elsewhere.
turkey
oak. (bot.) see cerris.
turkey
red. (a) a brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) cloth dyed with this red.
turkey
sponge. (zo?l.) see toilet sponge, under sponge.
turkey
stone, a kind of oilstone from turkey; novaculite; -- called also turkey oilstone.
turkey
n
1. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food [syn: meleagris gallopavo]


2. a eurasian republic in asia minor and the balkans; achieved independence from the ottoman empire in 1923 [syn: turkey, republic of turkey]


3. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: joker]


4. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
5. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: bomb, dud]


6. wild turkey of central and northern south america [syn: ocellated turkey , agriocharis ocellata]

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Background
Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democratic Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a "post-modern coup" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - now known as the People's Congress of Kurdistan or Kongra-Gel (KGK) - has dominated the Turkish military's attention and claimed more than 30,000 lives, but after the capture of the group's leader in 1999, the insurgents largely withdrew from Turkey, mainly to northern Iraq. In 2004, KGK announced an end to its ceasefire and attacks attributed to the KGK increased. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy, enabling it to begin accession membership talks with the European Union.

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Turkey
To dream of seeing turkeys, signifies abundant gain in business, and favorable crops to the farmer. To see them dressed for the market, denotes improvement in your affairs. To see them sick, or dead, foretells that stringent circumstances will cause your pride to suffer. To dream you eat turkey, foretells some joyful occasion approaching. To see them flying, denotes a rapid transit from obscurity to prominence. To shoot them as game, is a sign that you will unscrupulously amass wealth.
  

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City: TURKEY

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City: TURKEY

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Turkey
Country Code -90

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Three strikes in a row. (triple)

Akyel, Fatih
Galatasaray & Turkey

Birthdate: December 26, 1977
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1.80 mts
Weight: 79 kgs
Position: Defender
International: 14 caps, 0 goals (as of August 1, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: None
Transfer Fee: -
A product of the Galatasaray SK youth system, Fatih is regarded as one of Turkey’s brightest prospects. He made his international debut against Wales in August 1997. He has played centre-back and now right-back for his club, though he can also be used in midfield, which better suits his attacking instincts.

Belözoglu, Emre
Galatasaray & Turkey

Birthdate: September 9, 1980
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1.71 mts
Weight: 68 kgs
Position: Midfielder
International: 1 caps, 0 goals (as of July 31, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: None
Transfer Fee: -
Arguably the most promising player in Turkey at present, the ball-playing midfielder has forced himself into the national team reckoning after some inspired club performances. A prodigious scorer at underage level, he shone in Turkey’s recent UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign, scoring three goals in his last four games. Subsequently made his senior debut against Norway in February 2000.

Buruk, Okan
Galatasaray & Turkey

Birthdate: October 19, 1973
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1.69 mts
Weight: 69 kgs
Position: Midfielder
International: 20 caps, 1 goals (as of July 31, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: None
Transfer Fee: -
The stocky midfielder has struggled to live up to the reputation he forged in his teenage years. He was the star of the Turkish Under-18 side that won the European U-18 Championship in 1992, and made his international debut in October of that year, but that was his last senior-team appearance for six years. Part of the reason for that hiatus was a loss of form following a broken leg, but he has recovered fully, and now takes up a regular place on the right wing. Though he was unable to get on the scoresheet himself, he was an able provider with his pinpoint crosses.

Ercan, Abdullah
Fenerbahçe & Turkey

Birthdate: December 8, 1971
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Height: 1.81 mts
Weight: 76 kgs
Position: Midfielder
International: 29 caps, 0 goals (as of July 30, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Trabzonspor
Transfer Fee: $4.00 Millions of Dollars
The flying winger played in nine of Turkey’s Euro 2000 qualifying matches, and proved a consistent source of “assists”. Joined Fenerbahçe in a big-money double move along with Ogün from Trabzonspor in the summer of 1999. Adept at running at defenders, Abdullah’s crosses from the left wing are one of Turkey’s main attacking weapons.

Erdem, Arif
Real Sociedad & Turkey

Birthdate: January 2, 1972
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1.82 mts
Weight: 72 kgs
Position: Midfielder, Forward
International: 38 caps, 3 goals (as of August 29, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Zeytinburnuspor, Galatasaray
Transfer Fee: $3.70 Millions of Dollars
Arif has built up a productive partnership with Hakan Sükür at club and international level. He started his career as a right-winger, but now usually operates as a second striker, though he can play on either flank, and has the crossing ability to match. He showed his excellent finishing ability in the qualifying-phase victory over Northern Ireland, when he hit a hat-trick in the space of four minutes. Arif made his international debut in 1994 against FYR Macedonia and he appeared three times at Euro 96. In all, he has won five league titles and the UEFA Cup with Galatasaray SK.

Kerimoglu, Tugay
Glasgow Rangers & Turkey

Birthdate: August 24, 1970
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Height: 1.76 mts
Weight: 73 kgs
Position: Midfielder
International: 50 caps, 2 goals (as of August 1, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Trabzonspor, Galatasaray
Transfer Fee: $1.85 Millions of Dollars
The talented midfielder, rated by no less a judge than Gheorghe Hagi as one of the best in Europe, won four league titles and played 240 Turkish league matches and 52 UEFA club competition matches with Galatasaray SK, scoring a total of 43 goals. However he decided to move on after losing his first-team place. On the recommendation of former Galatasaray and Rangers FC boss Graeme Souness, Rangers made a £1.3 million swoop from Tugay in January 2000, although the midfield star had also been attracting attention from Newcastle United FC and Valencia CF. In signing for Rangers Tugay became the first Turk to ever play in the Scottish league. An attacking midfielder, he poses a real danger when arriving late in the penalty box and, despite his lack of club appearances this season, national team coach Mustafa Denizli has on several occasions pointed out how crucial to Turkey’s Euro 2000 cause he feels Tugay is.

Oktay, Derelioglu
Gaziantepspor & Turkey

Birthdate: December 17, 1975 Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey Height: 1.80 mts Weight: 68 kgs Position: Forward International: 12 caps, 8 goals (as of July 31, 2000) World Cups: 0 Previous Clubs: Siirt Jet-Pa, Besiktas Transfer Fee: -
Got off to a wonderful start to his international career, scoring four goals in only his second game for the national team against San Marino in November 1996. He also started off impressively in the Euro 2000 qualifiers, scoring twice in the 3-0 victory over Northern Ireland in September 1998. However, he has since suffered a loss of form. Previously a perfect foil to Hakan Sükür with his strong running and work-rate, he only played a further five minutes after starting the first four Euro 2000 qualifying matches.

Reçber, Rüstü
Fenerbahçe & Turkey

Birthdate: May 10, 1973
Birthplace: Burdurgucu, Turkey
Height: 1.86 mts
Weight: 78 kgs
Position: Goalkeeper
International: 48 caps, 0 goals (as of July 30, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Antalyaspor
Transfer Fee: -
Rüstü has been Turkey’s first-choice goalkeeper since 1996 having made his debut against Iceland in 1994. Conceded just seven goals in his ten matches of Euro 2000 qualifying. He took over from Engin Ipekoglu at club and international level after initially impressing for the Under-21 side. Rüstü was particularly outstanding in Turkey’s historic 1-0 win against Germany when he made phenomenal saves from Ulf Kirsten and Oliver Bierhoff in order to preserve his side’s slender advantage. He also kept a clean sheet in the return encounter with the Germans in Munich. His main strengths are his willingness to come for high balls and his ability in one-on-one situations. Was one of the best GK of Euro 2000.

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turkey breast, cooked
Amount per 100g:
• Calories.......................189
• Total Fat......................7 g
• Saturated Fat.................2 g
• Cholesterol..................74 mg
• Sodium........................63 mg
• Total Carbohydrate......0 g
• Dietary Fiber...................0 g
• Protein.........................29 g

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 Vitamin A  0 IU   Vitamin C  0 mg
 Calcium    21 mg    Iron         1 mg

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