Syrian's northern neighbor (4)

I believe the answer is:

turk

(Other definitions for turk that I've seen before include "Ottoman" , "Person from Istanbul" , "Native of Ankara's country" , "Person from W.Asia/S.E. Europe republic" , "Native of Izmir or Ankara" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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