The Buddha 1927 Ottoman Script Turkish Biography Booklet Turkey

The Buddha 1927 Ottoman Script Turkish Biography (Great Men Series No. 21)

Description:
This is a rare 1927 Turkish biography booklet about The Buddha, published as part of the “Büyük Adamlar Serisi” (Great Men Series) this being No. 21 in the collection.

What makes this publication especially significant is its historical and linguistic context. It was printed just one year before the Turkish alphabet reform of 1928, during the early years of the Turkish Republic. As such, it is written in the Ottoman Turkish script, which uses a modified Arabic alphabet, rather than the Latin-based Turkish alphabet adopted after the reform.

This edition presents a concise life of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in simplified, accessible prose for the Turkish reader of the time.

Key Features:

• Subject: Buddha

• Series: Büyük Adamlar Serisi (Great Men Series)

• Year: 1927

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

• Format: Biography booklet

• Historical Context: Published one year before the 1928 alphabet reform

• Cultural Significance: Reflects early Republican-era secular educational efforts in the Ottoman script

• Condition: Very Good, small issues

This booklet stands at the crossroads of empires and ideologies — bringing Eastern philosophy to Turkish readers in a script on the verge of historical retirement. A rare and meaningful piece for collectors of early Republican Turkish literature, Eastern religious history, and linguistic transitions.