Turk or The Turk is a nickname for: Turk Broda (Walter Edward Broda, 1914–72), a Canadian hockey player Turk Edwards (Albert Glen Edwards, 1907–1973), American professional football player Turk Lown (Omar Joseph Lown, 1924–2016), American baseball player Turk McBride (Claude Maurice McBride, born 1985), American football player Turk Murphy (Melvin Edward Alton Murphy, 1915–1987), trombonist and bandleader Turk (rapper) (Tab Virgil Jr., born 1981), an American rapper Carolina Duer (born 1978), known as "The Turk", Argentine world champion boxer Gerard Gallant (born September 2, 1963), nicknamed “Turk”, Canadian ice hockey coach and former player Derek Sanderson (born 1946), nicknamed "Turk", Canadian hockey player Philippe Liégeois (born 1947), pen name "Turk", a Belgian comic book artist Raymond Westerling (1919–87), nicknamed "The Turk", a Dutch officer who attempted a coup in Indonesia See also Turk (disambiguation) Turk (surname) El Turco (Spanish, 'The Turk'), a list of people with the nickname Faymonville, Belgium, whose inhabitants are nicknamed Turks Llanelli, Wales, whose inhabitants are nicknamed Turks Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655–1707), known as Türkenlouis ('Turkish Louis') Lists of people by nickname