Türk | |
Frequency: | Weekly |
Category: | Political magazine |
Founder: | Ali Kemal |
Founded: | 1903 |
Firstdate: | 5 November 1903 |
Finaldate: | 28 November 1907 |
Country: | Egypt |
Language: | Turkish |
Türk was one of the publications published by Ali Kemal, a member of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). It was based in Cairo and existed between 1903 and 1907.
Türk was established by Ali Kemal, a CUP member living in Cairo. Its first issue appeared on 5 November that year.[1] [2] Ali Kemal also edited the magazine which was headquartered in Cairo and came out weekly.[3] It had a nationalist political stance[4] [5] and opposed the rule of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[6] Its goals were to secure the rights of the Turks, to revive Turkish ideals and to advocate Turkish nationalism as an ideology.[5]
Notable contributors of Türk included Serafeddin Mağmumi, Necmeddin Arif, Esad Bey, and Celaleddin Bey.[5] Yusuf Akçura's article entitled Üç Tarz-ı Siyaset (Ottoman Turkish: Three political systems) was serialized in the magazine from 24th to 26th issues between April and May 1904.[3] [6] He argued that the Ottomanism, Islamism and Turkism are three necessary components in establishing an Ottoman nation, an Islamic unity and a race-based Turkish nationalism.[6] [7] Ali Kemal criticized the Akçura's proposal in an editorial entitled Cevabımız (Ottoman Turkish: Our reply), claiming that he was just a dreamer.[6] [8] Ahmet Ferit also published an article in the weekly in regard to the views of Akçura criticizing Ali Kemal's arguments and supporting Akçura's emphasis on Ottomanism.[6] [8] The last issue of Türk was published on 28 November 1907, and the weekly produced a total of 187 issues during its existence.[1]