A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TURK

Wed, 15 Nov '23
Syrian's northern neighbor
Sat, 2 Jul '22
Bosporus resident
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Native of the country whose national sport is oil wrestling
Thu, 20 Jan '22
Neighbor for a Syrian
Sat, 1 May '21
Seljuk Empire citizen