What does "turkification" mean?

Making something more Turkic; assimilation (of a place, people etc) into a Turkic states or culture; introduction of Turks to an institution etc.

What is a synonym for "turkification"?

Common synonyms include: turkicization.

noun

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Noun

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Making something more Turkic; assimilation (of a place, people etc) into a Turkic states or culture; introduction of Turks to an institution etc. uncountable
"The overwhelming turkification of the army brought with it other ironies."

"The overwhelming turkification of the army brought with it other ironies."

From Turk + -ification.

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