Surname Law of 1934

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1934
gptkbp:effect abolished use of patronymics and titles in names
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surname Law of 1934
gptkbp:officialName Soyadı Kanunu
gptkbp:prohibitedSurnames surnames indicating foreign nations
surnames indicating ranks or titles
surnames indicating tribes
gptkbp:purpose to require all Turkish citizens to adopt and use a hereditary surname
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Atatürk's_Reforms
Turkish modernization reforms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkification_policies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7