The Ottoman press (1908-1923)
By: by Erol A.F. Baykal
Series: The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society, and economy -- volume 67; Ottoman Empire and its heritage -- v. 67.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9789004394865
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Press; History; Press and politics; Government and the press
Description: The Ottoman Press (1908-1923)' looks at Ottoman periodicals in the period after the Second Constitutional Revolution (1908) and the formation of the Turkish Republic (1923). It analyses the increased activity in the press following the revolution, legislation that was put in place to control the press, the financial aspects of running a publication, preventive censorship and the impact that the press could have on readers. There is also a chapter on the emergence and growth of the Ottoman press from 1831 until 1908, which helps readers to contextualize the post-revolution press.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The emergence and growth of the Ottoman press, 1831-1908; title: The 1908 press boom; title: Legislating the press; title: Censoring the press; title: Financing the press; title: Reading the press; title: Conclusion: controlling the press.