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Mardin 1927 Ottoman Script Atlas Map Middle East Turkey
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Ottoman Map of Mardin – From Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Atlası: En Son Teşkilatı Havi (1927)
Description:
An Ottoman Turkish map of Mardin, published in 1927 in the Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Atlası: En Son Teşkilatı Havi. Issued by Türk Neşriyat Yurdu in Istanbul, this atlas was produced just before the Turkish Alphabet Reform of November 1, 1928, when the Ottoman Turkish script based on the Arabic alphabet was replaced with the Latin alphabet.
The map offers a detailed representation of Mardin and its surroundings, capturing the administrative geography of southeastern Turkey during the early Republican period while still reflecting the Ottoman cartographic and publishing traditions.
Key Features:
- Region: Mardin, Southeastern Turkey
- Date: 1927
- Source: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Atlası: En Son Teşkilatı Havi
- Publisher: Türk Neşriyat Yurdu, Istanbul
- Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script, pre-alphabet reform)
- Significance: A transitional piece of cartography published on the eve of the Turkish script reform, bridging the Ottoman and Republican eras