Güleryüz (magazine)
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| Editor | Sedat Simavi |
|---|---|
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Sedat Simavi |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Final issue | 1923 |
| Based in | Istanbul |
| Language | Ottoman Turkish |
| Website | Güleryüz |
The Ottoman Turkish satirical magazine Güleryüz (meaning "laughing face" in Turkish) appeared in Istanbul weekly from 1921 to 1923 with a total of 122 editions.[1][2] Its publisher and founder, Sedat Simavi (1896-1952), was a Turkish journalist, political cartoonist, writer and film director. He is also known as co-founder of the Turkish Association of Journalists (Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti) in 1946 and the daily newspaper Hürriyet (1948).[3]
During the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) Güleryüz was the most influential humoristic magazine in Istanbul. It supported Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and frequently published his cartoons.[4] Moreover, it publicly contributed to the assumption that the war could be won.[5] Parts of its volumes were regularly censored.[5]
Its texts and numerous caricatures were written and designed by Sedat Simavi himself. The contributors included Ahmet Rasim, Ercümend Ekrem, Fazıl Ahmed, Cevad Şakir and Mustafa İzzet.[5]
As a counterpart and support of the Turkish government the politico-humorous journal Aydede was founded in 1922.[6]
References
- ^ Gholamali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Jafar Elmi and Hassan Taromi-Rad. (2012). Periodicals of the Muslim World – An entry from the Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam, London: EWI Press Ltd., p. 231.
- ^ Mustafa Aksakal; et al. (2023). "The Ottoman Empire". In Marysa Demoor (ed.). The Edinburgh Companion to First World War Periodicals. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 478. doi:10.1515/9781474494724-033. ISBN 9781474494724.
- ^ Metin Heper and Nur Bilge Criss. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press, p. 276.
- ^ Yasemin Gencer (Fall 2018). "Face Value: Censorship and the Emergence of Mustafa Kemal in Turkish Political Cartoons (1921–1923)". Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. 5 (2): 130. doi:10.2979/JOTTTURSTUASS.5.2.09.
- ^ a b c "Karikatürlerle milli mücadele günleri". NTV.
- ^ Necati Tonga. (Spring 2008). Turkish Studies International Periodical For the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, 3/2, p. 666.