al-Turk or el-Turk and their variant casings, are portions of
Arabic
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names, often adopted as a
last name
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(or treated as such) in
Western
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contexts.
Those with it in their names include:
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Ishaq al-Turk Ishaq al-Turk was an Iranian rebel who started a rebellion in Khorasan against the Abbasid Caliphate, after the murder of Abu Muslim. Ishaq was a Zoroastrian, or a Khurramite.
After Abu Muslim's murder at the orders of al-Mansur, Ishaq fled to Tra ...
(fl. 8th century), Persian religious leader
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Ismail Fatah Al Turk
Ismail Fatah Al-Turk ("Ismail Fatah") (1934 or 1938–2004) was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Basra, Iraq, noted for his abstract art, monumental sculpture and public works and as part of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which fostered a sen ...
(1934-2004), Iraqi artist
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Riyad al-Turk
Riad al-Turk ( ar, رياض الترك, born 1930 in Homs) is a prominent Syrian opposition leader, former political prisoner for about 20 years in Syria, and supporter of democracy, who has been called "the Old Man of Syrian opposition." He was ...
(born 1930), Syrian activist
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Mostapha al-Turk (born 1973), British fighter
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Omar El Turk (born 1981), Lebanese basketball player
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Hala Al Turk
Hala Al Turk ( ar, حلا الترك; born May 15, 2002) is a Jordanian-Syrian Bahraini singer. She become known for being a contestant on ''Arabs Got Talent'' in 2011. Al Turk then released many singles, including "Bnayty El Habooba (2011)" fea ...
(born 2002), Bahraini child singer.
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Arabic-language surnames