Turkic nomaic tribesmen from Central Asia who began pouring into Anatolia in the eleventh century. Their migrations continued over the following centuries. Many became associated with the Ottomans and provided much of the manpower for the Ottomans' extensive conquests. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 627)

a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas

the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people

A member of a tribe of Turanians inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea.

A Turcoman carpet.