II. Abdülhamid Döneminden Bir Osmanlı Aydını Portresi: Selanikli Tevfik
The Portrait of an Ottoman Intellectual from II. Abdulhamid Era: Tevfik of Thessaloniki

Author(s): Mustafa Oğuz
Subject(s): Media studies, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Translation Studies
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: Tevfik from Thessaloniki; journalist; translator;
Summary/Abstract: Tevfik of Thessaloniki lived between 1857-1910. He combined his fifty-three years of life with journalism, teaching, translation and writing. He translated the works of French writers into Turkish with his excellent French. Tevfik of Thessaloniki worked as a history teacher in schools and as a teacher in the School of Law. His articles, translations and serials were published in the newspapers and magazines of his time. He died in Vienna, where he went for treatment. Tevfik of Thessaloniki, who started journalism since his student years, was an Ottoman intellectual who was passionate about this profession. In this article, the life of Tevfik of Thessaloniki, the newspapers and magazines he worked for, the works he translated, his copyright studies and personality will be told. With the spread of newspapers and magazines, the number of prominent journalists and writers in the history of the press had also increased. One of these journalists and writers was Tevfik of Thessaloniki. In this study, it will be tried to contribute to the biography of Tevfik of Thessaloniki, who was in a respected position as a writer and writer throughout his life, within the framework of his life, works and what was written about him, but today he has turned into a forgotten person. Tevfik of Thessaloniki, a value that was accepted as a sheikh al-muharririn in his lifetime but then forgotten, is waiting to be rediscovered with his thousands of articles left between the pages of newspapers and magazines.

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