LANGUAGE

Turkish is for 90% of Turkish population, the native language. Among the other languages are different dialects such as Caucasian and Kurdish and up to 70 different languages and dialects, including Arabic, Greek and Armenian. The Turkish Turkish, belonging to the Turkish language community of Uralo-altaiischen languages, made with an evolution of time and now represents the south-western language branch. These languages-speaking societies have evolved from Central Asia from the east, north-east and the west particularly widespread. Since the earliest times, Turkish from the various languages and language branches of the central Iran and they are influenced by many Caucasian and Indo-European languages rooted. With the adoption of Islam has focused on the Turkish language both an Arab and a Persian influence felt. Since the end of the 19th Century may be assisted by a modern Turkish literary language (for example, Turkish Turkish, Turkish Aserbaidschanisches, Kasachisches Turkish), based on the Turkish language classes based spoken. Turkish is now among the approximately 4000 languages of the world, the seventh-frequently spoken language and is used by more than 200 million people speak.
Since 8 Century to the Turks today use a written language, with the most göktürkische, Uighur, Arab and Latin alphabet was used. After the founding of the Republic and the creation of national unity, especially in the years 1923-1928, was in Turkey central theme of the alphabet. To the new Turkey to a modern civilization level, was the founder of the Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the need to focus on Western cultures and led with this objective in 1928 instead of the Arabic alphabet Latin letters, the Turkish Tonordnung adapted, .
The so-called language revolution, with the aim of Atatürk, to simplify the language, with the establishment of the Turkish Language Society (Türk Dili Tetkik Cemiyeti) in 1932 continued. Shortly after its foundation, the work of this society borne fruit and by the separation of the Turkish language of Arabic, persichen words with regard to their simplification could be achieved important steps. The Turkish language society with a revision of its statutes under in 1983 Ataturk equipped for high culture, language and history of its activities. Among the tasks of this organization include the simplification, enrichment and beautification of the Turkish language. The main outcome of the work on the Turkish language is that in the written language to use Turkish words of 35-40% in 1932 to currently 75-80%. This is the most important evidence that the language of Ataturk's revolution by the people taken into account.