Surname Law was passed 86 years ago

The Surname Law was passed on June 21, 1934. After being published in the Official Gazette on July 2, 1934, it entered into force on January 2, 1935. When saying and writing according to the Surname Law, the first name should be used in front and the last name should be used at the end. It is not allowed to take the surnames that are contrary to the literary and ridiculous, the names of tribes, foreign races and nations, the names indicating rank and office as surnames. The duty to choose the surname was entrusted to the husband, who was considered the head of the family until the civil law changed in 2003. The aim of Surname Kanu was to eliminate the positive or negative discrimination caused by individuals carrying religious, social and family titles instead of a surname next to their first name and to eliminate the confusion in areas such as civil registration, military recruitment, school registration, and title deeds. Following this law, with the law number 2590 enacted on November 26, "agha", "hacı", "hafiz", "hoca", "master", "gentleman", "gentleman", "lady", "lady", "pasha" The use of titles and nicknames such as "hazret" was prohibited.