Diken (Ottoman Turkish: Thorn) was a weekly satirical magazine which was published in the period 1918–1920 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. It was one of the publications which were founded by Sedat Simavi, a well-known Turkish journalist.[1] The magazine was one of the first Ottoman satirical publications which featured color cartoons.[2]
| Categories |
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|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 1918 |
| First issue | 30 October 1918 |
| Final issue | 19 September 1920 |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Based in | Istanbul |
| Language | Ottoman Turkish |
History and profile
editDiken was established by Sedat Simavi in 1918 as a bimonthly magazine.[3] Zekeriya Sertel was another founder of the magazine.[4] Istanbul was under the occupation of Allied forces following World War I when the first issue appeared on 30 October.[2] Over time the frequency of Diken was switched to weekly.[2] The magazine targeted the educated Ottoman intellectuals.[3] Its focus was on the political criticism, and it did not overtly support the independence movement led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[2] It featured poems by Yusuf Ziya Ortaç[2] and frequent cartoons.[5] After producing 59 issues Diken published its final issue on 19 September 1920.[2]
References
edit- ^ Cevat Fehmi Baskut (February 1964). "Prominent Figures in Turkish Journalism". International Communication Gazette. 10 (1): 92. doi:10.1177/001654926401000113. S2CID 144350383.
- ^ a b c d e f Amy Mills (Fall 2018). "Becoming Blind to the Landscape: Turkification and the Precarious National Future in Occupied Istanbul". Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. 5 (2): 103, 105–106. doi:10.2979/JOTTTURSTUASS.5.2.08. S2CID 188840315.
- ^ a b Camilla Trud Nereid (July 2012). "Domesticating Modernity: The Turkish Magazine "Yedigün", 1933—9". Journal of Contemporary History. 47 (3): 485. doi:10.1177/0022009412441651. JSTOR 23249003. S2CID 159700129.
- ^ Sabiha Sertel (2019). The Struggle for Modern Turkey: Justice, Activism and a Revolutionary Female Journalist. London: I.B. Taurus. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-78831-600-2.
- ^ François Georgeon (2013). "Women's Representations in Ottoman Cartoons and the Satirical Press on the Eve of the Kemalist Reforms (1919–1924)". In Duygu Köksal; Anastasia Falierou (eds.). A Social History of Late Ottoman Women. Leiden: Brill Publishers. p. 256. doi:10.1163/9789004255258_013. ISBN 9789004255258.