The history of the term turkey tells a surprising story of mistaken identities and global trade. But is the star of Thanksgiving named after the country of Turkey? We asked a linguist.

The past decade and a half of Turkey’s history has been consistently tumultuous, from the mass anti-government Gezi Park protests in 2013 to an attempted coup to a devastating earthquake.

Thanksgiving History of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon: When the White House began the long-held holiday tradition Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' during 77th annual event on Monday ...