AFAD KURBANOV AND OBSCHETYURKIAN ALPHABET
If you look closely at the historical conditions and realities, it will become clear that the reform of the alphabet in our country is taking place against the background of long and complex social processes. The role of academician Afad Gurbanov in the application of the Latin alphabet in Azerbaijan is irreplaceable in our time. Afad Gurbanov headed the important organizational work on the introduction of the Azerbaijani alphabet based on the Latin alphabet and legalizing the use of this alphabet. The Azerbaijani alphabet based on Latin graphics corresponds to the literary and artistic features of the Azerbaijani language. Acad. Afad Gurbanov proposed to create a new alphabet at a time when the Soviet empire had not yet collapsed, stating that the Cyrillic alphabet did not meet modern requirements for the development and use of the language. The issue of creating a common Turkic alphabet, touched upon by A. Gurbanov, remains relevant today. The creation of a common Turkic alphabet is very important from the point of view of the integration of Turkic-speaking peoples.