Surname Law of 1934
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The Surname Law of 1934 was a key Turkish reform that required all citizens to adopt hereditary family surnames, reinforcing national identity and modern state administration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surnames Law of 1934 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkish law
ⓘ
legal reform ⓘ |
| abolished | traditional naming practices without fixed surnames ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Turkish Surname Law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Turkish citizens
ⓘ
residents of Turkey ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1934 ⓘ |
| category |
Turkish legal history
ⓘ
identity documents and registration ⓘ nation-building policies in Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1934-06-21 ⓘ |
| domain | civil status law ⓘ |
| effect |
creation of legally recognized family surnames
ⓘ
facilitation of civil records and bureaucracy ⓘ facilitation of population registration ⓘ standardization of personal identification in Turkey ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
every Turkish citizen has an official surname
ⓘ
surnames became mandatory in official documents ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Republican period of Turkey ⓘ |
| impact |
simplification of taxation and conscription records
ⓘ
strengthening of family-based legal identity ⓘ support for secular, centralized state structure ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Turkish civil registry offices ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European civil law models ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| legalRequirement |
each family to choose a single shared surname
ⓘ
registration of surnames with civil authorities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with later amendments ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ |
| officialName | Soyadı Kanunu ⓘ |
| partOf | Atatürk’s reforms ⓘ |
| prohibited |
use of certain offensive or inappropriate surnames
ⓘ
use of titles and ranks as surnames ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernize state administration
ⓘ
to reinforce Turkish national identity ⓘ to require the use of hereditary family surnames ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
surface form:
Thrace (Turkish part)
|
| relatedTo |
Turkish Civil Code reforms
ⓘ
language reform in Turkey ⓘ |
| required | all Turkish citizens to adopt hereditary family surnames ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family names
ⓘ
personal names ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1934 ⓘ |
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Surnames Law of 1934