▁to ▁modify ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁script ▁to ▁introduce ▁extra ▁characters ▁to ▁better ▁represent ▁Turkish ▁v ow els . ▁ ▁A ▁language ▁commission ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁adapt ing ▁the ▁Latin ▁script ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁ph on etic ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁language ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁resulting ▁Latin ▁script ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁actual ▁sounds ▁of ▁spoken ▁Turkish , ▁rather ▁than ▁simply ▁trans cri bing ▁the ▁old ▁Ott oman ▁script ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁form . ▁The ▁current ▁ 2 9 - letter ▁Turkish ▁alphabet ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁script ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁an ▁Armen ian , ▁H ag op ▁Mart ay an ▁D ila ç ar . ▁App reci ating ▁his ▁contribution , ▁At at ür k ▁suggested ▁him ▁the ▁surname ▁D ila ç ar ▁( liter ally ▁meaning ▁language ▁op ener ), ▁which ▁he ▁glad ly ▁accepted . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁cultural ▁part ▁of ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Re forms . ▁The ▁Language ▁Commission ▁( D il ▁Enc ü men i ) ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁members : ▁ ▁At at ür k ▁himself ▁was ▁personally ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁commission ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁an ▁" al phabet ▁mobil isation " ▁to ▁public ise ▁the ▁changes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁Turk ic ▁republic s ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁adopted ▁the ▁Latin ▁script , ▁giving ▁a ▁major ▁boost ▁to ▁reform ers ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁On ▁ 1   Nov ember ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁new ▁Turkish ▁alphabet ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the