Yusuf Ziya Öksüz’ün Türkçenin Sadeleşme Tarihi Genç Kalemler ve Yeni Lisan Kitabı Kitap İncelemesi

The roots of the Turkish language dating back to the very ancient periods of history, the dark ages, have always been an area of interest for researchers with the phases it has gone through over time. Spreading over a wide area, Turkish has witnessed the lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and value judgments of the communities that speak it and has been instrumental in ensuring that these cultural motives are not forgotten by the younger generations. For this reason, it has always carried its existence beyond centuries, beyond generations in a solid way in development and vitality. Our language, which has become its present form by taking various forms at various times, is studied in various periods until today. The Turkish Simplification History of Yusuf Ziya Öksüz, who is the subject of one of these studies, the work entitled Young Pens and the New Language, which is the subject of the Deconstruction studies in the Turkish language in the period between 1891 and 1910. In this study, the mentioned work is considered in terms of form, language and content.