Saturday, November 30, 2024

Türkiye Defteri and Turkish Cinema


Türkiye Defteri was a monthly magazine founded by a few intellectuals who felt and thought about the need for a local Marxism, filling an important gap in thought in Turkey in the 1970s.

The owner and director of the magazine, which was published between April 1971 and June 1975, was Naci Çelik Berksoy. Its founders were Naci Çelik, Hulki Aktunç, and Taylan Altuğ. The magazine also covered Kemal Tahir's views. Marxism and the Ottoman Empire, and Westernization were the main agenda items. Special issues covered Mustafa Suphi, Kemal Tahir, Nazım Hikmet, and Orhan Kemal.

Apart from its founders, its writers also included Kemal Tahir, Selahattin Hilav, Sezer Tansuğ, Selim İleri, Tomris Uyar, Leyla Erbil, Hilmi Yavuz, Necati Güngör, and Ercüment Akman with his cinema writings. Kemal Tahir (Issue 6), Nazım Hikmet(Issue 8), and Orhan Kemal (Issue 11) in Turkish cinema) [1]


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