Agop Dilâçar
Turkish linguist of Armenian origin, creator of the modern Turkish alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agop Dilâçar (Armenian: Յակոբ Մարթայեան Hagop Martayan, Istanbul, 22 May 1895 – Istanbul, 12 September 1979) was a Turkish-Armenian linguist who specialized in Turkic languages and the first Secretary General and head specialist of the Turkish Language Association. He created the Latin-based modern Turkish alphabet[1][2][3] and was proficient in 12 languages,[4] including Armenian, Turkish, English, French, Greek, Spanish, Azerbaijani, Latin, German, Russian and Bulgarian.
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Agop Dilâçar | |
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Born | Hagop Martayan (1895-05-03)May 3, 1895 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | September 12, 1979(1979-09-12) (aged 84) Istanbul, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, writer |
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