▁Language ▁Commission ▁at ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁At at ür k , ▁replacing ▁the ▁previously ▁used ▁Pers o - A rab ic ▁script . ▁The ▁Language ▁Commission ▁proposed ▁a ▁five - year ▁transition ▁period ; ▁At at ür k ▁saw ▁this ▁as ▁far ▁too ▁long ▁and ▁reduced ▁it ▁to ▁three ▁months . ▁The ▁change ▁was ▁formal ized ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic ' s ▁law ▁number ▁ 1 3 5 3 , ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁the ▁A do ption ▁and ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Al phabet , ▁passed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁law ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁making ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁alphabet ▁comp uls ory ▁in ▁all ▁public ▁communic ations . ▁ ▁The ▁removal ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁script ▁was ▁def ended ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁appropriate ▁for ▁the ▁authentic ▁Turkish ▁ph on ology , ▁which ▁needs ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁symbols ▁to ▁be ▁correctly ▁represented . ▁ ▁Liter acy ▁drive ▁( M illet ▁M ek te pl eri ) ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁alphabet ▁a ▁pilot ▁program ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁with ▁ 3 3 0 4 ▁class ▁units ▁around ▁Turkey , ▁award ing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 4 , 3 0 2 ▁certific ates . ▁This ▁program ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁un success ful ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁organization ▁was ▁proposed ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁drive ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁new ▁alphabet . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the