[GREEKS IN ISTANBUL / ALPHABET / HRONIKA RAID IN 1929] ΜΕΓΑ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΟΝ ΑΛΦΑΒΗΤΑ (Mega Tourkikon alfavita) = Büyük Türk alfabesi. Pros ekmathisin: Anes Didaskalou

KESISOGLOU, PANANOS [PANANOU] N., Tipois A. Koromila, Constantinople, 1929. Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14,5 cm). In Greek and Turkish. [xxiv], 96 p., ills. Occasionally creasing on the front cover’s right corner and fading on the pages, slightly chipped on the spine. Otherwise, a very good copy. First and only edition of this scarce alphabet book published to teach and introduce the new Latin letters to the Greek minorities in Istanbul one year after the Letter Revolution in Turkey in 1928. This rare book had a goal to teach the Turkish language and introduce the new letters to Greek society, especially living in Istanbul with some bilingual reading passages which are useful for readers. The preface and last word written by Kesisoglu, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, praise Atatürk and the Letter Revolution in 1928. According to Kesisoglu, this revolution is one of the best modern steps for the Westernization process, and the new letters would be easier to read, write, and