Davul (magazine) explained

Davul
Category:	Satirical magazine
Frequency:	Weekly
Publisher:	Hasan Vasıf
Founded:	27 October 1908
Finaldate:	27 May 1909
Country:	Ottoman Empire
Based:	Istanbul
Language:	Ottoman Turkish
Website:	Davul

Davul was an Ottoman satirical magazine, published in Istanbul weekly between 27 October 1908 and 27 May 1909 in a total of 24 issues.^[1] It was edited by Hasan Vasıf (1889-1944), an Ottoman politician and physician.^[2] The magazine's illustrations and caricatures deal with the Ottoman and European politics of that time. In their humorous articles the authors criticize i.a. Abdülhamid II, Ottoman policies and the European way of life.^[3] In addition, excerpts of the French magazine Fantasie in the French language were published in some issues.^[2]

The Chicago Ottoman Microfilms Project, initiated by the University of Chicago in 1985, archived the issues of Davul.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davul 1908 . Seyri Adem. 22 March 2020.
2. Davulcu, Ebru and Temal, Mustafa (2017): The Annexation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina And Representation of Austrian Boycott On Humor Press During II. Constitutionalist Period. In: Arslan, Hasan, Icbay, Ali Mehmet, Tomescu, Madalina (ed.): Communication and Digital Media. International Association of Social Science Research. pp. 61-70. (https://businessdocbox.com/Marketing/73629749-Communication-and-digital-media.html)
3. Wiesenthal, Arlen (2017): The Sultan-Caliph and the Heroes of Liberty: Heroism, Revolution, and the Contestation of Public Persona in the late Ottoman Empire, c. 1900-1918. Simon Fraser University, p. 75.
4. Laurie Abbott. Report of the Chicago Microfilms Project. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin. July 1991. 25. 1. 37. 10.1017/S0026318400023658. 23060983. 164443556 .