TURKISH SURNAMES.
new law inaugurated. (United Press Association— Copyright) CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26. The National Assembly decreed that Kemal’s family name shall henceforth be Ataturk, meaning Father of Turks, inaugurating a new law compelling all Turks to adopt surnames and thereby avoid the confusion due to preponderance of the same names. Even the newspapers are choosing purely Tui Irish titles. Unmarried Turkish women nre now termed “bayan,” a feminine form of Khan, instead of Khamirn.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 40, 27 November 1934, Page 5
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