Turki
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Turki, strictly speaking, is an Arabic or Persian adjective formed from the noun Turk, used by European writers in two rather different senses. Firstly, it is applied to tribes or languages which are Turkish as opposed to being Aryan or Semitic. Secondly, it is used as the special designation of the tribes and languages of Eastern Turkestan.
More broadly speaking, Turki as a word is in common usage for variety of things related to Turks and in a widespread area. It could be used for the language spoken by Turks, could imply culture of Turks and even dynasties. Its usage is also widespread from South Asia (Turki in Urdu language is exactly the same as Turki in Persian) to Central Asia to Turkey. Lastly, the Turks being referred in the context of Turki are not necessarliy from Turkey.
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