--spoiler--
The Turkish people (Turkish: Türk halkı), also known as the "Turks" (Türkler) are defined mainly as citizens of the Republic of Turkey. An early historic text provided the definition of being a Turk as "any individual within the Republic of Turkey; whatever his/her faith or racial/ethnic background; who speaks Turkish, grows up with Turkish culture and adopts the Turkish ideal, is a Turk.
Today, the word is primarily used for the inhabitants of Turkey, but may also refer to the members of sizeable Turkish-speaking populations of the former lands of the Ottoman Empire and large Turkish communities which have been established in Europe (particularly in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands), as well as in North America and Australia.
--spoiler--
-Türk ırkının temel yapı taşını "Orta Asya Türk kültürü" oluşturur. Bunun yanında Anadolu'dan kaynaklanan medeniyetler ile islamın getirdiği medeniyetler de Türk Milleti içinde kendine yer edinmiştir.
