The provided sources discuss the evolution of Ottoman Turkish, highlighting its transformation over centuries. Initially rooted in Old Anatolian Turkish, the language developed into a complex hybrid by incorporating substantial vocabulary and grammatical structures from Arabic and Persian, becoming the sophisticated Lisân-ı Osmânî of the elite. This created a sociolinguistic divide between the formal language and the vernacular. The texts further explain how the 19th-century Tanzimat reforms introduced French loanwords and simpler prose, setting the stage for the radical Dil Devrimi (Language Revolution) of the 20th century. This revolution, spearheaded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, led to the adoption of a Latin-based phonetic alphabet and a systematic "purification" of the lexicon, fundamentally severing the direct link between Ottoman Turkish and modern Turkish to forge a new national identity.
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