Turkish Education Department Orders Turks Choose Surnames, April 2, 1926

Surnames for Turks Constantinople, April 2—The Turkish education department has ordered the adoption of surnames throughout Turkey. Turks may choose freely provided the names they select do not belong to some historical figure. From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, April 2, 1926 Your surname is your last name, essentially signifying the family to which you belong. newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1926-04-02/ed-1/seq-1/