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*Since 1928, only letters in the Turkish alphabet may be used on birth certificates. | *Since 1928, only letters in the Turkish alphabet may be used on birth certificates. | ||
*Turkish alphabet has no '''Q, W, or X'''. Names including those be cannot be officially given unless they are transliterated into Turkish. | *Turkish alphabet has no '''Q, W, or X'''. Names including those be cannot be officially given unless they are transliterated into Turkish. | ||
*Some religious families give second names of '''Arabic origin, which can be names of important figures in the religion of Islam''' such as Muhammed and Ali. Some of these names have '''evolved in time''', differentiating from the Arabic original, as in the case of Mehmet (the original name (Muhammed). | *Some religious families give second names of '''Arabic origin, which can be names of important figures in the religion of Islam''' such as Muhammed and Ali. Some of these names have '''evolved in time''', differentiating from the Arabic original, as in the case of Mehmet (the original name (Muhammed).<ref>"Turkish name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_name, 6 March 2021.</ref> | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
*[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'''] | *[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'''] | ||