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'''Anti-Turkism''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Türk Düşmanlığı''), '''Turkophobia''', '''Turcophobia''' or '''anti-Turkish sentiment''' is the hostility towards [[Turkish people]], [[Culture of Turkey|Turkish culture]], the [[Ottoman Empire]] (Turkish Empire) and the [[Republic of Turkey]]. In late 19th century, [[William Ewart Gladstone]] firmly established Turcop(contracted; show full)

In an episode of the [[Simpsons]] entitled [[Mobile Homer]], [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] says to a Turk: 
:''Bring back our children, you [[Cyprus]]-splitting jerks!''
Many Turks and especially [[Turkish Cypriots]] took offence to this considering the sensitivity of the [[Cyprus dispute]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

== Anti-Turkish quotes ==

[[Image:Anti_Turkism_Terrible_Turk_1.png|thumb|right|200px|L'ENFANT TERRIBLE<br/>
Young Turk: ''"I WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH FOR OUR NATIONAL HONOUR."''<br/>
Old Turk: ''"WELL, IF YOU MUST. BUT I WASH MY HANDS OF THE WHOLE BUSINESS—UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU WIN."'']]

[[Voltaire]] characterised the Turks as:
:''"tyrants of the women and enemies of arts". ''

He also spoke of the need:
:''"to chase away from Europe these barbaric usurpers"''

(contracted; show full)*[http://tatar.yuldash.com/eng_098.html TURKOPHOBIA:Its Social and Historical Roots By Sabirzyan BADRETDIN]

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