The polite and standard Turkish term for a black person or black citizen is siyahi.
- Siyahi: A respectful, common word used in modern Turkish (derived from Arabic siyah, meaning black).
- Kara: A native Turkish word meaning "black", often used in historical contexts, literature, or traditional naming (e.g., Kara prefix in surnames or historical figures), though less common as a direct standalone description today.
- Zenci: An older term historically used (and assigned as surnames during the 1934 Surname Law), which is now generally considered pejorative or offensive, similar to "Negro" in English.
- Afro-Türk (Afro-Turks): The specific sociological and historical term used for Turkish citizens of African descent (primarily rooted in the Ottoman Empire and the Crete population exchange).
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