Thanks for the input folks....
What I did notice and what Gregg mentions is the drying time seemed significantly longer than with beef. Not sure why that would be, but certainly if I do this again I will bump the temps a bit. My first beef jerky run was at 145, and the second at 140, and the second run turned out fantastic with really nice and even drying. I thought this "should" work similarly with Turkey, but I was wrong....at 140 it was really taking time to dry so I bumped up to 145 after 6 hours. Went a full 10 hours and had really nice results. I think I will go with 150 or slightly higher next time. As for the cure, absolutely required in my book as I don't want to risk anything with the poultry. The saltiness was really good, so with the cure, and the dryness of the product,I am quite comfortable with the safety aspect. The jerky is in the freezer now and will be finished off in no time!
A last note with this versus beef jerky is that the hickory smoke did not seem appropriate. Don't get me wrong as it has a really good smokey flavor, but just does not resonate like with hickory and beef jerky. I am thinking more of a fruity wood like apple or cherry may give superior results (again at the 1.5oz amount).
Anyway, the experiment was a success!!