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Ottomans was always Turkish. It was mandatory for gover-
nors and deputies in the Parliament to know and speak
Turkish. The language used in the Enderun School,
which raised state officials, was Turkish and the

recordings of court proceedings were also kept in
the Turkish language. This was the case in Arabia,
Egypt, Benghazi, Tripoli, Rumelia, the Balkans, in short,
everywhere under the rule of the Ottomans. This was
because every individual living on Ottoman lands was regarded as
Turkish, a representative of the nation, regardless of his religion and
race. The concept of "Turkishness" mentioned here and the use of

the Turkish language as the primary language
is not an attitude aimed to exalt an ethnic
group but a concept identifying the
integrity of a nation.

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