Written by Andreas Stalidis. [the same article in Greek] We Greeks can read Homer from 800 B.C. in the original and recognize between 25% to even 60% of the words. The percentage depends on our level of education, the evolution of words over the centuries, and our ability to recognize the roots of compound words. Even if we need help understanding the full meaning, the linguistic connection remains alive. We're talking about a continuity of nearly 2,800 years, and the level of comprehension across such a vast period is truly impressive. But let's take a look at our neighbors. The Turks adopted the Latin alphabet in 1928. This abrupt break with the past deprived Turks of direct access to their old literature, creating a void. The inspiration for this article came from a recent comment on social media, which highlighted with sadness the fact that modern Turks cannot read texts written in the Ottoman script, based on Arabic. As a result...