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Turkish language reform

PersonalTimelineMilitary careerDeath and state funeralMausoleum1st President of TurkeyReformsAbolition of the sultanateAbolition of the caliphateİzmir plotSecularismEducational reformTurkish language reformWesternizationIndustrializationNation-buildingTurkificationCitizen, speak Turkish!Sun Language TheoryTurkish History ThesisSurname LawState Art and Sculpture MuseumKemalism"Peace at Home, Peace in the World"Republican People's PartyLa Turquie KemalisteHistoriographyNutukLegacyAwards and honoursCult of personalityAtatürk CentennialAtatürk International Peace PrizeThe Turkish language reform (Turkish: Dil Devrimi), initiated on 12 July 1932, aimed to purge the Turkish language of Arabic and Persian-derived words and grammatical rules, transforming the language into a more vernacular form suitable for the Republic of Turkey.

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