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