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7 portraits from the history of the Armenian people: Founder of the modern Turkish language Hakob Martayan

September 11 2023, 18:11

The Armenian linguist who created the modern Turkish language did not refuse to falsify science by order of the state and changed his Armenian surname, but he could not go against the roots and national identity.

In 1934, in Ankara, the capital of Turkiye, in the presence of Kemal Ataturk, the song “Like an eagle, you soar in the sky…” dedicated to Andranik, the enemy of that country, was played.

Who was Hakob Martayan Dilachar (“language creator” in Turkish)?

In the new season of Alpha News, the controversial image of the talented Armenian is revealed by the famous scientist, professor Ruben Melkonyan, in the series 7 portraits from the history of the Armenian people.