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Turk Papers Submitted to
date:
# 1 by Dr. Toni Richard Turk entitled
Framing
the Research Question
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this paper is both the place to start and the point at which the research ends -
for now. Toni discusses the numerous spellings and origins of the Turk
surname and clarifies the missing research link. He is actively forwarding
Turk genealogy research. Toni is the consolidator/keeper of the Main
Turk Database on this site. He heads up Turk Genealogy and is a member
of the Guild of One Name Studies. He is also the originator of the
Call
for Turk Papers that have been submitted below. Toni has the following
remarks to begin the meetings with Turk
genealogists, researchers and historians.
# 2 by Robert Czoelner
Linked
here is my paper "About True and
False Turks" to be presented at the meeting in Istanbul. It's an
excerpt and English translation from my German website http://homepages.compuserve.de/Czoelner/Turck
on the noble family Turck from Westphalia.
# 3 by Lucien DeTurck
About
the family name DeTurck in Vlaanderen in
the 16th Century! It
is the result of more then 10 years of examination of his genealogy with over
3539 persons and 825 families. To consult on my website http://home.pi/~ld615189/
It declares the surname TURK on Belgium soil, based
on two important writings: the first of professor De Brabandere and the second
of Jozef Van Overstraeten: two searchers for the declaration of surnames in
Dutch.
# 4 by Assistant Professor Mustafa Aksoy
(Sociologist)
The Name Turk and
Turkish Stamps In this paper, names of "Turks"
are examined in terms of Proto-Turks and their cultures before the first
written name "Turk" appeared in history. Symbols (damgalar)
used by Turks and symbols which were armorial bearings of some Turkish tribes
based on field studies in Turkey and Central Asia are the subject of this paper http://maksoy.5u.com
is his site.
# 5 by
Dr. Janez an article published in Slovenija Magazine
Turk
a Slovenia Surname
Dr.
Janez did a series of articles on the subject of Slovene Surnames. He
finds in the oldest documents Peter Turkh in 1498 and has tracked the Turk
surname across the Slovene Territory.
# 6 by David Turkel
from the website at www.turkel.com
Origins
of the Name Turkel
It
gives what we believe is an accurate history of the name Turkel.
# 7 by Doron A. Tal (Tirkel) of
Israel Find more about him
at http://www.geocities.com/turkel.geo/FAQ.htm#owner
Etymology
and Early References on the Tirkel Tribe
from the Turkel website
(http://www.geocities.com/turkel.geo/origin.htm) This research includes
three legends and numerous other sources quoted while researching these Jewish
clans
from central Europe.
The Turkel homepage
is devoted to research of the Turkel folks from Europe and has many more links
and explores other variant spellings and databases. They show 4625 individuals
in their database and another offline
database
Family Tree MakerŪ
with 4985 persons
both are updated regularly.
# 8 by
Iian Kerr (more
about his interests) Iian is
from the village of
Clewer, just outside the historic town of Windsor, in the former county of
Berkshire in the UK. He demonstrates
extensive interests in genealogy and
history especially that of Scotland and the armed services of the United Kingdom
over the past three centuries.
The
Name McTurk or MacTurk
is his earliest record of the family name and
resides at his website.
# 9
Turteltaub
the Name Is from the website http://www.servioficina.com/tur/index.htm
where they have researched German, Austrian and Polish meaning.
# 10 by Nancy Feddersen Turk
from a work
entitled "Am
I related to these Turkeys?"
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this paper is a summary of the journey of discovering our Turk Family Genealogy.
It is a work in progress that so far details 13 generations from Illinois USA to
Lorraine France. The expanded works include old photos
and stories.
# 11 by Martijn van Emmerik
is
a translation of a Dutch file from
J. van der Molen about Tur(c)k from Alkemade
from 1750 to now
Manuscript
of Caspar Turcq and Biography of Pascasiua Justic Turcq
the original
resides on his website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1507/frames_gb.htm
with a listing of the related Turks.
# 12 by William D. Setzekorn
The Augustan Society Omnibus, Book 13.
Published by The Augustan Society
Turk:
Family Arms With a Tale to Tell
A German family named Turk
came to America in the late 1700s, settling in Pennsylvania, then Ohio, and
eventually, Iowa.
# 13 by
The Origin of Surnames 1000 to 1110 AD
A great (long!) history Note: The Seljuk Turks are not mentioned until page 21
(can't find this right now)
#14 by Hamza Turk
at GenForum
Origin(s)
of the Turk Name(s)
February 5, 2002 Hamza
wrote about where Turk originated from. After the Ottomans took over the Arabian
Empire they spread around Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa like wild fire.
# 15 compiled by
Theresa
Burchett on 10 December 1999
The
Melugeons Genetic,
Linguistic, and Historic Evidence of Their Turkish Roots - a thesis By
Mehmet Cakir University of Colorado December 13, 1999
THESIS:
There is strong evidence to see a footprint of the Turks in the New World.
# 16 by
Pierre
Le Turcq The story of Pierre Le Turcq (18th
century) resides at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/5213/turcq.htm
# 17 by
The
French Turk Family History
references the 'European Heraldic and
Family Data' in library at Versailles and Paris,VIII, 192 and "History and
Genealogy of the DeTurk DeTurck Family," Eugene P. DeTurk, Kutztown, PA:
DeTurk Family Association, 1934
OTHER:
Genealogymagazine.com
includes a page for surname Turk with information about books on Turks!
Are you
related to yourself? (interesting story that happens a lot!)
Turkey
anyone? (story about the family mascot)
About a Family Turcq
There are some copies
of Descendants of William and Margaret Archibald Turk still available. Price
is $55. Should you find anything in it worth including, tagging it with
credits would be appreciated. I am grateful for your
work on the Turk surname and wish you much success. I'm sure Turks
worldwide will benefit from it. Helen Turk
Watson, 224 N. Rivoli Farms Drive, Macon, Georgia 31210--478-992-9113
"A Turk Family Book",
edited by Cheryl Flanagan in 1990 deals mostly with the Midwest.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/TURK/1998-04/0891563427
For more information read:
Call
for Turk Papers
To submit a paper please e-mail it to Toni at trturk@earthlink.net
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