New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09
THE PRESS ~ TURKEY.

short time ago we were enabled 10 lay before read
es toerably full of the state of the Press in
Sweden and ths, the Ottoman Empire IS playing Sd
conspicuous par, in European politics have taken
some pains to examine into the rise and present position Of
the Turkish Press
Although shortly after the discovery Of the art there were
several Hebrew Greek and Armenian printing establish
ents in Constannople yet it not until the reign OF
Sultan Ach1ned H. on the 5ih July 1871 and after long
contest with the Ulemas g Turkish prntinsohce was
founded in the Capital Of the Mussulmsn Empire But
however recent the Introduction of printing in Turkish
may be- that of newspapers among the Turks Of still
more modern origin Indeed journalism in Turkey only
some twenty five years old
Alexander Bacoue Frenchman, commenced in 1926 in
smyrYa lie Spectator de Orient This psper which soon
aerwsrd took the title of k Courier de SmyrHe was the
rt periodica political sheet Published in Turkey and
exercised great inf ence the struggle in Greecewhich
took pace romls25 TO 1925 At time when the whole of
the European press strongly supported the ndpen Of
Greece and preached up crusade against the Turks Le
Courier de Smyrnc alone defended the rights and support
cd the interests of the Porte and by its energetic opposition
70 the Hellenic Government assisted not little the over
throw and perhaps the murder Of Capo dlstrla
In $751; the Sultan summoned Bacque to Cos'sntnople'
where he founded the M0Rear Ot0maH the Off al organ
ofthe Porte 1t published in French On the l4th OF
May in the following year appeared the Ta7r'n' rs7H1
of the MoRur Otomrn, in the Turkish language ins
paper was very carefully edited.
Several of he foreign ambassadors in Pera regarded this
Circumstance with oonsder abe uneasnesssome because
they feared the increasing enlightenment OF Turkey aud
.others from Jealousy Of French influence. Diplomatic
notes were consequently sent to the Porte but Sultan
Mahnud persited in allowing the MoHiteHr Ottoman to
pursue its course in spite Of the dsagreeable position
placed him iD with respect to the foreign embassies In
1886 hewever Bacque suddenly died in Malta as he was
travelling on secret mission of the SuaD TO France Two
other persons namely Francesca formerly Danish Consul
and certain Egyptian succeeded Bacque editors but
also died suddenly in the course of the following two years
The edorshp of the Moaeur Ottoman then deyolved on
Lucen Rovet who held it until lsls when he became
Chancellor Of the French Legation at Constantnople.
When B!acque retired from Le Courier de Smyrae he
was suc eeded by Bousquet haps who gave The nam'
of the Journal de SmyrHe The City of Smyrna possessed
one after the other five newspapers The second one was
the Echo del ORIENT started by tine Tuscan Consul General
Bargie and aforward edited by Conturer French NOR
chant This paper too. published in French The
third one commenced by assistant Of Deschamps OF
tie name of Edwards and called LImPdrtial de Smyrne
1t made its first appearance in English dress but after
ward was printed French is the only French paper
that has remained at Smyrna The Journal de SmyrHe
and the Echo de Orient removed 10 Constant
nop where they coesced and since 1876 have been plo
ed under the title Of Journal de COAs,aEaop Echo de
IOren After their to the capital four other new
journals appeared in Smyrnstgo IN modern Greek. the
4rqaliea and the Journal Of Smyrna in the Arme-
man language the Arekaionis Aurora and finally
fourth the ChakIar Msro or Aurora Of the East in He
brew.
Even as new ideas and interests became apparent
In the Empire the number of newspapers in Constannope
ncrea Cd At the present time the city possesses thirteen
periodical sheets printed in the different languages Of the
country Two appear in the Turkish OF them is the
Taqrimiregna'i weekly paper but one that issues
duplicate in the Armenian language This sheet has an
official character Then there is the Der HIvafss The
News Register also weekly sheet and which. like the
Government organ does pay much attention to foreign
politics -Four other papers appear in the French language
namely the Journal dc Coasdn'napl which comes out on
tie 4h 9th ih 10Th oath and Goth Of each month while
the Conrs de Coastanope appears the ith liih and
9lh Of the month and lastly there is the Glsee Mseae
published monthly There also four journals printed in
Italian The OBia,bus twice week Tuesdays and Sanr
days the Indicator Byzantine weekly devoted to the in
forests OF the mercantile classes the Album Byzantine also
weekly In the Ro;nac there two a legal paper
ard the 7groptos ton BOspOrOu both appearing once
week. An Armenian Bulgarian and one in Russian, the
Norma Bulgaria. complete the list
The IogUiH reqaai IS got up at the expense OF the
Government Most of the other papers especially the po
icel ones such the Deride the Journal de Coastaa
nope the Courier, the Telegraph and even the Imprrtia
de Smyrne receive from the Government yearly subsidy
of 10000 piasres ,sl3l The Journal de COasanHopLe
receives double this amount owing to its connection with
the Edo dc FOrteNt.
Several other journals appear in the provinces some in
French and in the language Of the country thus for
instance there Belgrade and FIVE in Bucharest
while only published in Alexandria Such as far as
we have been able to ascertain ia the present position Of
the public press in Turkey and knowing what high moral
power is since quckens mind everywhere and puts in
force those principles which tend lessen public and p
yete evils and eIals and dignity common humanity
we shall be glad advance in future as rapidly "a
has already done during the last quarter of century