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Abstract The Turks adapted the Arabic alphabet and calligraphy when they had converted to Islam. In the hands of the Turks, the art of "hat", continued growth for centuries, and became an independent national art apart from the Arabian and Persian styles by changing its position as being only a means of communication or a decorative element. The issue of Turkish language with Arabic letters to be discussed much earlier than the establishment of Turkish Republic, but it was ventured a radical step towards the solution with the alphabet revolution in 1928. This typographic revolution, with the communication function of Latin alphabet, caused many cultural and social developments, and the distance to the West was decreased. It was a necessary and very profitable change as the results; however it was a new beginning with unknown, foreign letters by setting aside the matured traditional typographic style of the centuries. Today, with globalization and the development of communication technology, the nations re-evaluate their own cultural heritage against the danger of loss of cultural identities in design. The art of Turkish calligraphy is an art and design area which we created masterpieces in it with our own identity for centuries. In this paper, it is questioning the reflection and deficiency of this cultural heritage in the modern art and design. Key Words: Alphabet Revolution, the Turkish Calligraphy, Typography

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