halkçı

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حلقجی (halkçı), equivalent to halk +‎ -çı.

Proper noun

halkçı

  1. advocate for the rights of the people; populist
  2. (archaic) vocationalist

Further reading

  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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