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Güleryüz (magazine)

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Güleryüz
Cover page of the first issue
EditorSedat Simavi
CategoriesSatirical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderSedat Simavi
Founded1921
Final issue1923
Based inIstanbul
LanguageOttoman Turkish
WebsiteGüleryüz

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Metin Heper and Nur Bilge Criss. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press, p. 276.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Karikatürlerle milli mücadele günleri". NTV.
  6. ^ Necati Tonga. (Spring 2008). Turkish Studies International Periodical For the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, 3/2, p. 666.