Resimli Perşembe Explained

Editor Title:Editor-in-chief
Frequency:Weekly
Category:Literary magazine
Publisher:Resimli Ay Press
Founded:1925
Firstdate:28 May 1925
Finaldate:14 March 1929
Country:Turkey
Based:Istanbul
Language:Turkish

Resimli Perşembe (Turkish: The Illustrated Thursday) was a Turkish language weekly magazine that existed between 1925 and 1929. The magazine is one of the many publications that were established and edited by the Turkish journalist couple, Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel.[1] [2]

History and profile

Resimli Perşembe was first published on 28 May 1925, and the founders were Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel.[3] It was published by Resimli Ay press weekly on Thursdays.[3] Soon after the start of the magazine Zekeriya Sertel was arrested and tried in the Independence Courts which resulted in his three-year imprisonment.[3] Therefore the magazine, which covered mostly literary and women-related articles, began to be managed by his wife Sabiha.[3] Some of the magazine's contributors included Ahmed Rasim, Nahid Sırrı Örik, Münire Handan, Vasfi Samim and Vâlâ Nurettin.[4] Sabiha Sertel had an advice column entitled Cici Anne (Turkish: Sugar Mama) in the magazine from its start in 1925 to its closure in 1929.[5]

Resimli Perşembe produced a total of 199 issues before it ceased publication on 14 March 1929.[3]

Notes and References

  1. A. Holly Shissler. Womanhood Is Not For Sale: Sabiha Zekeriya Sertel Against Prostitution and For Women's Employment. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. 10.2979/mew.2008.4.3.12. Fall 2008. 4. 3. 13. 145188724.
  2. James D. Ryan. The Republic of Others: Opponents of Kemalism in Turkey's Single Party Era, 1919-1950. 978-0-355-62022-1. University of Pennsylvania. 49. PhD. 2017. .
  3. Hülya Top. A Prominent Magazine in Turkish Literature Resimli Perşembe. International Journal of Turcologia. Spring 2013. 7. 15.
  4. Ayşe Yılmaz. Bir Erken Dönem Sinema Süreli Yayınları Retrospektifi. 2021. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi. 19. 37. 323. tr.
  5. A. Holly Shissler. "If You Ask Me": Sabiha Sertel's Advice Column, Gender Equity, and Social Engineering in the Early Turkish Republic. . July 2007. 3. 2. 25. 10.2979/MEW.2007.3.2.1. A. Holly Shissler.