What is Turkification?
'''Turkification''' was the process of turning a [[culture|culturally]], [[language|linguistically]], or [[ethnic group|ethnically]] non-Turkish area into a cultural, linguistic, or Turkish area. Turkification was sometimes voluntary and sometimes forced. Turkey was once the home to many different ethnic groups before the arrival of the Turks. Among these groups were [[Greeks]], [[Kurds]], [[Armenians]], and many more. These groups had been subjected to centuries of cultural assimilation. However, under [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], these groups were subjected to a second wave of forced Turkification, this time targeting their languages. Turkification partially explains why Turkish culture is a mixture of Western, Islamic, and Shamanistic cultures.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24355771|title=Review of A HISTORY OF TURKEY|first=Robert A.|last=MacDonald|journal=Journal of International Affairs Editorial Board|jstor=24355771}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:History of Turkey]] [[Category:Nationalism]]