Tan (weekly newspaper) explained

Type:Weekly newspaper
Publisher:Tan Printing Company
Foundation:1 May 1969
Political:Communist
Language:Turkish
Ceased Publication:1999
Headquarters:Pristina

Tan (Turkish: Dawn) was a weekly language newspaper published between 1969 and 1999 in Pristina, Kosovo. It was one of the Turkish-language publications started in Yugoslavia.

History and profile

The first issue of Tan appeared on 1 May 1969.[1] The paper was started by the League of Communists of Kosovo. It was published by Tan Printing Company.[2] [3] It was first published on a biweekly basis, but later the frequency was switched to weekly. The goal of the newspaper was to transmit cultural identity of the Turkish-origin people in the region to next generations.[3] Şükrü Zeynullah worked for the paper from 1975 to 1981 as a trade director.[4]

Tan published several supplements and books. Some of its supplements were tr|Çevren|Your environment which was first published in 1973 and tr|Kuş|The Bird, a children's magazine, of which the first issue appeared in 1979. It frequently featured literary work by Turkish-origin authors.[5] The paper ceased publication in 1999.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Tan' Gazetesi'nin 50. Yılı Kaydedildi. Kosova Haber. tr. 4 February 2022. 10 June 2019.
  2. Book: Hüsrev Tabak. The Kosovar Turks and Post-Kemalist Turkey: Foreign Policy, Socialization and Resistance. 258. 2016. 978-1-78673-055-8. Bloomsbury Publishing. London; New York.
  3. Salih Okumuş. 4. Tan: A Newspaper Published in Turkish Language in Kosovo. July 2015. Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 1. 85–107. 2147-1371.
  4. Web site: Şükrü Zeynullah. Oral History Kosovo. 4 February 2022. 10 November 2018.
  5. Kerim Karagöz. Yugoslavya'da yayınlanan Türkçe yayınlar. Istanbul University. 5,14,16-17,23-24. 1991. MA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204083742/http://nek.istanbul.edu.tr:4444/ekos/TEZ/19589.pdf. 4 February 2022. tr.