The effects of Ataturk’s language reforms in Turkish Republic between 1919-1950

dc.contributor.authorZamir, Anisha
dc.contributor.authorAtiq, Mehshid
dc.contributor.authorRowaha, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorMohammadzadehazarabadi, Sadra
dc.contributor.authorRabuazzo, Silvia
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-12T15:11:38Z
dc.date.available2023-03-12T15:11:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionThis work is a student project of the Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.en_US
dc.descriptionThe History of Turkey course (HIST209) is a requirement for all Bilkent undergraduates. It is designed to encourage students to work in groups on projects concerning any topic of their choice that relates to the history of Turkey. It is designed as an interactive course with an emphasis on research and the objective of investigating events, chronologically short historical periods, as well as historic representations. Students from all departments prepare and present final projects for examination by a committee, with 10 projects chosen to receive awards.en_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, 2023.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractBu araştırmanın ana amacı Atatürk'ün dil inkılabının 1919-1950 yılları içerisinde nedenlerini ve sonuçlarını incelemektir. Araştırma yirminci yüzyılın benzer alfabe değişimlerini ve Türk dili inkalbının üzerindeki etkilerini incelemekle başlamakta. Yeni alfabe sistemi ile arapça/farsça harflerinden oluşan eski alfabenin değişimi Atatürk’ü bu amaca sürükleye nedenleri belirleyebilmek için incelenmektedir. Bu amaç uğruna yapılan çalışmaların ve başarı oranlarını, bunların yanında da ortaya çıkan tepkiler de tartışılmaktadır. Dil inkılabının yeni Türkiye'nin omurgasını oluşturan Atatürkçü düşünce içerisinde bulunduğu yer de aynı zamanda incelenmektedir. Daha sonra ise araştırma dil inkılabının eğitim, batılılaşma, basındaki tepkileri ve ekonomi gibi mevzulardaki etkilerini de ele almaktadır. Son olarak ise toplumun görüşü ve dil inkılabının başarı ve kayıpları incelenmektedir.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKaan Gazneen_US
dc.format.extent25 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.itemidSPB4236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/112281
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKaaz Gazne, HIST 209-2 (2022-2023 Fall);4
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectKemalismen_US
dc.subjectLanguage reformsen_US
dc.subjectLatinized scripten_US
dc.subjectOttoman Turkishen_US
dc.subjectSun Language Theoryen_US
dc.subjectKemalizmen_US
dc.subjectDil reformlarien_US
dc.subjectLatin alfabesien_US
dc.subjectOsmanlı Türkçesien_US
dc.subjectGüneş-Dil Teorisien_US
dc.titleThe effects of Ataturk’s language reforms in Turkish Republic between 1919-1950en_US
dc.typeStudent Projecten_US

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