Yanı Yapon Muhbiri Dergisi’nin 15. Sayısına Göre Japonya’da Yaşayan Tatar Türklerinin Türkiye’deki Harf Devrimi Konusundaki Görüşleri
Opinions of Tatar Turkish People Living in Japan on Alphabet Reform in Turkey According to 15th Issue of Journal of Yani Yapon Muhbiri

Summary/Abstract: Turkish people, who had a deep-rooted written culture put forward many works especially with the Arabic alphabet. Among these, the number of works written in a heavy language as well as those created in simple language is quite high. The problem of simple language, which had been brought up all periods of the Ottoman Empire, was discussed more seriously, especially during the Tanzimat period, when many intellectual movements were on the agenda. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his co-workers put an end point to the discussions of alphabet that could not be concluded for years. As a result of the researches, it was decided that the most appropriate alphabet was Latin alphabet, the new Turkish alphabet of Latin origin was adopted on 1 November 1928 with the decision of the majority in parliament. A matter alphabet changing in Turkey was no exception to the attention of other countries as well. Many countries expressed their especially positive opinions about the topic through newspapers. There is an idea of the alphabet reform in Turkey in journal of Yanı Yapon Muhbiri which was published in 1934 by Tatar Turkish people in Japan, too. In this study, it will be analyzed article including Tatars opinions about the case of alphabet reform in Turkey in this journal.

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