Diken (magazine)

*Diken*
Categories	Satirical magazine; Political magazine;
Frequency	Weekly
Founder	Sedat Simavi; Zekeriya Sertel;
Founded	1918
First issue	30 October 1918
Final issue	19 September 1920
Country	Ottoman Empire
Based in	Istanbul
Language	Ottoman Turkish

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]

History and profile[edit]

Diken 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.

[1] Cevat Fehmi Baskut (February 1964). "Prominent Figures in Turkish Journalism". International Communication Gazette. 10 (1): 92. doi:10.1177/001654926401000113. S2CID 144350383.

[amym-2] ^ ^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.

[ctn-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

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