Origin: earlier Turkey-cock, term orig. applied to the guinea
fowl, sometimes imported through Turkey and for a time
identified with the Am fowl See turkey in American Heritage
Dictionary 4 noun pl. tur·keys Origin: After Turkey Origin: from
a confusion with the guinea fowl, once believed to have
originated in Turkish territory. See turkey in Ologies 1. the
political doctrines and achievements of Kemal Ataturk
(1881-1938), Turkish general and statesman. 2. support of or
adherence to Ataturk. —Kemalist, n., adj. an obsession with
Turkey and things Turkish. Learn more about turkey