As far as I understand it was somewhat frowned upon to translate the Quran into any language other than Arabic.
If it was translated, when was the first translation of the Quran into Turkish and were there any conflicts over this?
If not, would people who spoke only Turkish not be able to read any verses of the Quran? Would Turkish Muslims be reliant on going to a Mosque to hear what was in the Quran, similar to Catholics who could not read Latin pre-Reformation?
This question could also be asked of peoples who did not adopt Arabic as a language but were nonetheless Muslim such as the Persians.
First time poster btw so please be nice if I have posted a stupid question :)
That's not a stupid question at all.
The first Turkish translation of Quran(that we know of) was written in 1333, and it still resides in the Turk-Islam Museum in Turkey. I do know that Turkish and Persian were the first languages the Quran was translated into; but my knowledge ends there, no idea which came first. Logic would dictate Persian though.
And yes, the conflict on whether translating the Quran is okay or not has been around for centuries, references to the debate can be found on the works of multiple Turkish artists of the era, and it still pops up on Islamist TV channels every once in a while.
It is a common belief among the Anatolians that reading the original, Arabic verses gains more "holy favor", and speaking from personal observation, a lot of local Muslims read it just like that, without actually understanding a single word. I don't imagine it was any different in the Ottoman era.