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Comment by nephihaha

2 months ago

"the alphabet is Latin based"

Yes, phonetic spelling but you won't be able to read anything much before WW1.

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troupo  2 months ago

As if that is a required criteria for learning Turkish, or for assessing its difficulty.

Note: 99.9% of Turks are not able to read much of anything before WW1.

  • nephihaha  2 months ago

    Exactly. Historical amnesia which is partly what Kemal Atatürk was after. Year Zero.

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