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    The effects of Ataturk’s language reforms in Turkish Republic between 1919-1950
    (Bilkent University, 2023) Zamir, Anisha; Atiq, Mehshid; Rowaha, Muhammad; Mohammadzadehazarabadi, Sadra; Rabuazzo, Silvia
    The main focus of this research paper is to study the reasons and the impacts of the language reforms introduced by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the time period 1919-1950. The paper begins by introducing various coetaneous language reforms of the twentieth century and their impact on the Turkish language reform. It discusses, briefly, the Perso-Arabic precursors to the Latinized script and their comparison with the contemporary script. These comparisons also establish the need to discuss the motives and the ideology of Ataturk that drove the aforementioned reform. The study moves on to discuss the efforts carried out to implement the language reform and the extent of their success. The paper then attempts to highlight the complications and the ensuing responsive measures that accompanied the script change. Subsequently, this research explains how the language reform fell under the umbrella of Ataturk’s ambitious and wide ranging nationalization process. The reforms’ direct and indirect effects on various areas–education, westernization and economy–are also analyzed. It discusses implications of the language policy on press media and the job market. Lastly, it scrutinizes the dis/inclination of the general population and concludes by explaining the successes and failures of the language policy.