This is the 1507th most frequent Catalan word.
turquia
Turkey (the country).
Here, 'turquia' refers to a culinary preparation of the bird 'turkey'.
El plat principal inclou gall dindi, una turquia rostida.
The main dish includes turkey, a roasted one.
Here, 'Turquia' is used as the proper noun referring to the country 'Turkey'.
Vaig visitar Turquia l'estiu passat.
I visited Turkey last summer.
In this sentence, 'turquia' is used in a general sense to refer to the bird 'turkey'.