Kirşehir Basini’ndan Bir Örnek: Kervansaray Dergisi
An Example from the Kir Sehir Press: Kerv Ansaray Magazine

Summary/Abstract: An important part of the periodicals, magazines have the traces of the time on which they are published. Therefore, these magazines are like consequences at the time of their publishing shedding light on the political, social and economic situation of the country. In the aftermath of the 1960 coup d’état, the new political period the country faces have not only affected the national press but also the local press to some extent. The main focus point of the study is the Kervansaray Magazine issued for the first time in April of 1964. Kervansaray Magazine published as the magazine of Kırşehir Community Centre talked about the social, political and economic events of the relevant period as well as the cultural and intellectual activities of Kırşehir during its short term publishing of 9 months. It is observed that the magazine did not include any ideological articles in its issues. However, it bears significant information on particularly Kırşehir’s history, geography, folklore, literature, and educational life as well as the local economic relations. The author staff of the magazine comprised of a few intellectuals of the city. In this study, articles in the magazine are examined as a whole. In the light of the articles in the magazine, it is possible to see a small section from the intellectual life of Kırşehir, a small province in 1960s.

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