List of English words of Turkish origin: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Many words from the Turkish language have entered English; mostly from traders and soldiers from and in the Ottoman Empire.

• baklava
• bosh
• caftan
• caique
• caviar
• coffee
• Cossack
• divan
• horde
• janissary
• kaftan
• kavass
• khan
• kumiss
• mammoth
• pasha
• Tartar
• tulip
• turkey (the bird)
• turquoise
• Urdu (from the word for camp, since Urdu was used in military camps)
• yoghurt

See also: Lists of English words of international origin