Güleryüz (magazine)

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]

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

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
  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. "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.


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