Uzum B.Uzum M.2020-03-262020-03-262010Uzum, B., Uzum, M. (2010). The Historical and Linguistic Analysis of Turkish Politicians' Speech. International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 23(4), 213-224.0891-4486https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10767-010-9103-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/25666The current study investigates Turkish politicians' code mixing in their public speeches and the variation among the speakers as well as the historical and linguistic factors influencing this variation. It is hypothesized that the variation either consciously or unconsciously outlines the identity of the speaker in the direction that s/he wants to be identified by their audience. The findings are interpreted with reference to the language reform (a linguistic change during the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic) that Turkish language went through in 1928. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.en10.1007/s10767-010-9103-7info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessIdentity transformationLanguage changeLinguistic reformPolitics of languageSpeech analysisArticle234213224Q2