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Turk (nickname)

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Turk or The Turk is a nickname for:

  • Turk Broda (1914–72), Canadian hockey player
  • Carolina Duer (born 1978), known as "The Turk", Argentine world champion boxer
  • Turk Edwards (1907–1973), American football player
  • Turk Farrell (1934–1977), American baseball player
  • Gerard Gallant (born September 2, 1963), nicknamed "Turk", Canadian ice hockey coach and former player
  • Turk Lown (1924–2016), American baseball player
  • Turk McBride (born 1985), American football player
  • Turk Murphy (1915–1987), American trombonist and bandleader
  • Derek Sanderson (born 1946), nicknamed "Turk", Canadian hockey player
  • Turk Wendell (born 1967), American baseball player
  • Raymond Westerling (1919–87), nicknamed "The Turk", Dutch officer who attempted a coup in Indonesia

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