Turkey abolished the use of the Arabic alphabet in the writing of the Turkish language and instead used a Latin script. What is the aim behind that conversion? Is it politics and
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Michael Talbot on Twitter: "Need something to occupy you or your kids? Why not learn (or practice) the #Ottoman Turkish alphabet! Over the next week I'll be tweeting the letters of the
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Persian School, 19th Century | A large calligraphic panel in nasta'liq script, presented to Khalil Khalid Bayg, Ottoman Turkish Ambassador to the Qajar court | MutualArt
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