[nephihaha]

"the alphabet is Latin based"

Yes, phonetic spelling but you won't be able to read anything much before WW1.

[troupo]

As if that is a required criteria for learning Turkish, or for assessing its difficulty.

Note: 99.9% of Turks are not able to read much of anything before WW1.

[nephihaha]

Exactly. Historical amnesia which is partly what Kemal Atatürk was after. Year Zero.