Putting string inside if/else brackets?

I am a beginner in TurboC, my problem is putting a 'word' (string) inside the if/else statement, and then its output is on printf

here is my wrong code

#include <stdio.h>

main(){
int enter;
string thisword;

clrscr();
printf("Press number 1 then enter ");

scanf("%i",&enter);

if(enter==1){
thisword = 'Thanks';
}
else{
thisword = 'Error';
}


printf("\n%s",thisword);

getch();
return.0;
}

i dont want to put printf as a statements in every if/else brackets like

#include <stdio.h>

main(){
int enter;

clrscr();
printf("Press number 1 then enter ");

scanf("%i",&enter);

if(enter==1){
printf("\n Thanks");
}
else{
printf("\n Error");
}    
getch();
return.0;
}