| Font | Pros | Cons | |------|------|------| | | Gorgeous, full scholarly diacritics | Commercial (free for non-commercial use) | | Junicode | Open source, medieval & Orientalist chars | Less polished for modern Turkish | | Times New Roman | Universal | Must type combining diacritics (messy) | | Noto Sans / Serif | Complete Unicode coverage | Combining diacritics spacing issues |
: Typically installed as a standard .ttf (TrueType) file on Windows or macOS.
Years later, Oktay's font was still widely used, and he was known as one of the leading experts in transcription and font design. He continued to work on new projects, always pushing the boundaries of what was possible with language and typography.
: It is officially listed as a required or preferred font for text studies in several prominent Turkish academic journals, such as the Journal of Turkish Language and Literature and Culture and Civilization .
The "New" in its name distinguishes it from legacy transcription fonts (like the original Oktay or TT Ottoman) that relied on non-standard encoding. The "Transkripsiyon" component signals its primary audience: researchers working with transcription systems for Ottoman Turkish, Arabic-script languages, and even Latin-based phonetic alphabets.