The Turkish language is a member of the Turkic language family, primarily spoken in Turkey and by Turkish communities worldwide. It is the official language of Turkey and has around 75 million native speakers. Turkish uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet, which was adopted in 1928, replacing the Arabic script. Turkish is an agglutinative language, meaning it forms words and expresses grammatical relationships through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. This feature allows for the creation of long, complex words. The language has also borrowed vocabulary from Arabic, Persian, and French, reflecting its rich cultural history.