▁existed . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁rare ▁poly gl ot ▁Q ur an ▁written ▁in ▁Arab ic , ▁Pers ian , ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Latin ▁in ▁the ▁t et rap la ▁style , ▁prepared ▁by ▁sav ant ▁Andrea ▁A col uth us ▁of ▁Bern stadt ▁and ▁printed ▁at ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁The ▁major ▁point ▁of ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Reform ▁come ▁with ▁this ▁quote : ▁"... te aching ▁religion ▁in ▁Turkish ▁to ▁Turkish ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁pract ising ▁Islam ▁without ▁understanding ▁it ▁for ▁centuries " ▁Turkish ▁transl ations ▁published ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁created ▁controvers y ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Several ▁render ings ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁language ▁were ▁read ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁These ▁Turkish ▁Q ur ans ▁were ▁fier c ely ▁opposed ▁by ▁religious ▁conserv atives . ▁This ▁incident ▁imp elled ▁many ▁leading ▁Muslim ▁modern ists ▁to ▁call ▁upon ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Parliament ▁to ▁spons or ▁a ▁Q ur an ▁translation ▁of ▁suitable ▁quality . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁approved ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁en list ed , ▁Me h met ▁Ak if ▁Er so y , ▁to ▁compose ▁a ▁Q ur an ▁translation ▁and ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁scholar ▁El mal ı l ı ▁Ham di ▁Y az ı r ▁to ▁author ▁a ▁Turkish ▁language ▁Q ur an ic ▁comment ary ▁( ta fs ir ) ▁titled ▁" H ak ▁D ini ▁Kur ' an ▁D ili ." ▁Er so y ▁decl ined