An Islamic-Critical View On Political System Of Turkey Between 1945-1960: Journal Of Serdengeçti

• Published in: IIB : international refereed academic social sciences journal Vol. 5; no. 13
• Main Authors: Kırık,Ali Murat, Özcan,Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Güven Plus Grup A.Ş 01-03-2014
• Subjects: İktisat & İşletme & Finans; Siyasal Bilimler; İstanbul; Türkiye; National Chief; Democratic Party; Osman Zeki Yüksel; Politics; Serdengeçti Magazine
• ISSN: 2146-5886; 2147-172X

The press undertook the mission of ‘working for national goods, and giving public the sense of revolution consciousness along with state ideology’ after Turkish Republic was founded. This obligation was observed and experienced strongly during İsmet İnönü period, who was also known as ‘National Chief’. One of the prohibitions imposed upon the press during İsmet İnönü, the second President of Turkish Republic, was ‘religious content’. Hence, Department of the Press responsible for press in that period sent instructions to papers and journals saying “every kind of historical, symbolic and commentary article, clauses and serials on religious issues are kindly asked to be finalized not later than three days.” This warning was recorded within Turkish Press History as an ‘official censor before publishing’. In such a political environment, Journal of Serdengeçti, which was started to be published by Osman Zeki Yüksel, was the first publication expressing Islamism in the history of Republic.