About Turkish Alphabet Reform
On 1 November 1928 Turkey swapped the Ottoman Arabic script for a Latin alphabet, and the argument was carried on cheap paper. Printed charts went up on stone walls: white machine stock, dense letterpress black, a Latin capital ruled directly over its Ottoman-Arabic parallel.
This system keeps the chart intact. Everything sits in a ruled matrix of letter cells, headings are heavy grotesque capitals, and one section inverts to chalk on slate — Atatürk's portable blackboard, dropped into the middle of the page.
- Origin
- Turkey — Ankara, Istanbul, Kayseri and the village school network
- Era
- 1900–1950 (Law 1353 on 1 November 1928; Millet Mektepleri 1928–1935)
- Key figures
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · Dil Encümeni · Kitaphane-i Hilmi
- Movements
- Harf Devrimi · Kemalist reform · Millet Mektepleri literacy campaign
Turkish Alphabet Reform design spec
Colors
Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text
Typography
Roboto SlabDisplay
Archivo BlackHeadings
Libre FranklinBody
Roboto MonoMono
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