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  • YORUK

    A term used in Turkey for a nomad. Apart from the Kurdish-speaking tribes, most of the nomads in Turkey are of central Asian Turkmen origin and some still call themselves Turkmen. Most carpets called ‘Yoruk’ in the marketplace are made by Kurdish-speaking people in eastern Turkey. External Link Nomads (Yoruks) at allaboutturkey.com.

    YURT

    The Turkic name for the tent used by Turkmen tribes.