9 August – Kemal Atatürk announced that Turkish alphabet (a version of Latin alphabet, devoid of q, w and x and with the addition of ç, ş, ğ, ı, ö and ü) will replace the traditional Arabic alphabet in Turkish language. This is considered as a major step in the modernization of Turkey)
3 November: Latin alphabet adopted.
1 December: Latin alphabet law takes effect.
10 December – Surname law (up to 1928 people had no surnames and instead of surnames their place of birth was in use)
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