I found this chart while learning about the Latin alphabet reform introduced in Turkey under Atatürk. It helps visualize how the Turkish writing system shifted from the Arabic script to a Latin-based alphabet.
What stood out to me is that this idea actually goes back further than Atatürk- it was first discussed by the Young Turks almost 70 years earlier, but it wasn’t fully implemented until the 1928 reform. I can only imagine how divisive the language reform must have been for generations before and after.
Kuzuoglu, U. (2020). Telegraphy, Typography, and the Alphabet: The Origins of Alphabet Revolutions in the Russo-Ottoman Space. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020743820000264
