Basiret
Daily newspaper in the Ottoman Empire (1869–1879) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basiret (Ottoman Turkish: Insightfulness) was an Ottoman daily newspaper which was published in Constantinople in the period 1869–1879. It was one of the most read newspapers of that period and had a pan-Islamist approach.[1]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Ali Efendi |
| Editor-in-chief | Ali Efendi |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Political alignment |
|
| Language | Ottoman Turkish |
| Ceased publication | 1879 |
| Headquarters | Constantinople |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
History and profile
Basiret was established by Ali Efendi, a journalist, in 1869,[2] and the first issue appeared on 23 January 1870.[3] He was also the publisher of the paper and began to be known as Basiretçi Ali Efendi due to the popularity of the paper.[3] He was financed by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in getting printing machines to launch the paper.[4][5]
Basiret sold 40,000 copies in the first year.[2] Then it enjoyed both high levels of circulation and of influence among the Turks living in the Empire.[6] The readers of the paper were mostly conservative Muslims.[3] Major contributors included Ali Suavi, Namık Kemal and Ahmet Mithat.[6] Basiret covered critical articles about the bureaucratic structure of the Ottoman Empire.[3]
Basiret had links to the Young Ottomans movement.[7] During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-1871 the paper supported the Germans.[5][8] It became a platform for the pan-Islamist and pan-Turkist figures leaving its objective approach at the beginning of the Russo-Turkish War in 1877.[2]
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