Q vs. K : Related to NTA in GR?

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http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2013/10/16/yasmine-seale/q-v-k/

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Romanisation, it was argued, would help standardise Turkish spelling,
improve literacy, and allow for cheaper and more convenient printing (the
Arabic script required more than 400 pieces of type). But the reform had
other, political aims: imposing cultural homogeneity and assimilating
Turkey’s minorities. New characters were added to the alphabet to
accommodate Turkish phonology – ğ, ı, ü, ş – while others were left out. By
adhering so closely to the specifics of Turkish and outlawing all other
Latin characters (and all other scripts), it effectively proscribed written
expression in any language other than Turkish – not least Kurdish, which
was spoken by around 20 per cent of the population.

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