Ottoman empire
Turks can’t read much of their own history, but the drive to change that isn’t popular with everyone
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s president, is trying to make the long-lost Ottoman form of Turkish a mandatory part of his country’s schooling. Some Turks are excited to be reconnected to their history, but others say it’s simply part of Erdoğan’s religious political agenda.
