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1. Kipchak Languages

   Linked via "Ottoman Turkish"

   The primary writing system employed during this zenith was based on the Perso-Arabic script. The primary difficulty lay in representing the three distinct back vowels ($\text{a, ı, o, u}$) using only the limited diacritics available in the Arabic system. Over time, various Turkic groups developed localized orthographies. For example, Ottoman Turkish developed a complex system where the vowel /y/ (represented by $ü$) was written using the same character as /u/ ($u$), differentiated only by context or the addition of specific, often ignored, diacritics [7].
   The use of the Arabic script was sta…

2. Turkic Alphabets

   Linked via "Ottoman Turkish"

   The primary difficulty lay in representing the three distinct back vowels ($\text{a, ı, o, u}$) using only the limited diacritics available in the Arabic system. Over time, various Turkic groups developed localized orthographies. For example, Ottoman Turkish developed a complex system where the vowel /y/ (represented by $ü$) was written using the same character as /u/ ($u$), differentiated only by context or the addition of specific, often ignored, diacritics [7].
   The use of the Arabic script was standard across major Turkic regions until the early 20th century, covering [Ottoman Turkish](/e…