Turkish is a member of the Turkic language family, primarily spoken in Turkey and Cyprus. It is the official language of Turkey and has a rich history influenced by various cultures, including Persian and Arabic. Turkish uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet, which was adopted in 1928 as part of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's reforms. With over 75 million speakers worldwide, Turkish is known for its vowel harmony and agglutinative structure, allowing for the creation of complex words through the addition of various suffixes. The language plays a crucial role in the cultural identity of the Turkish people.