Varlık
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| Categories | Literary magazine |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | Yaşar Nabi Nayır Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil Nahit Sırrı Örik |
| Founded | 1933 |
| First issue | 15 July 1933 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Based in | Istanbul |
| Language | Turkish |
Varlık is a monthly Turkish literature and art magazine.[1] Established by Yaşar Nabi Nayır, Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil, and Nahit Sırrı Örik in 1933, it often publishes poetry and works of famous Turkish poets and writers.
History and profile
[edit]Varlık was first published as a biweekly magazine in Ankara on 15 July 1933.[2][1][3] The owner of the magazine was Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil during the initial years.[1] He was also the cofounder of the magazine.[3] The other founders include Yaşar Nabi Nayır and Nahit Sırrı Örik.[3] In 1946 the magazine moved to Istanbul.[3] The same year the publisher of the magazine, Varlık Publications, was founded.[3] Following the death of Yaşar Nabi Nayır in 1981 his daughter, Filiz Nayır, began to edit the magazine.[1][3] From 1983 to 1990 the magazine was edited by Kemal Özer, a Turkish author and poet.[4]
Varlık has a unique significance in Turkish literature. Most Turks who have become famous in literature have become so through publishing their works in Varlık, such as Sait Faik Abasıyanık. Significant contributors include Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Orhan Veli Kanık, Nurullah Ataç, Ziya Osman Saba, Oktay Akbal, Mahmut Makal, Necati Cumalı, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Behçet Necatigil, Cahit Külebi, Orhan Kemal, Haldun Taner and Tahsin Yücel.[3] The magazine also introduced Turkish translations of works by Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Gogol, Kafka, Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Balzac, Malraux, Zola, Gide, Camus and Sartre.[3] Since 2001 the magazine has been a member of the Eurozine network.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Varlık Dergisi". Türkçe Bilgi (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Doğan Hızlan (4 July 2008). "Cumhuriyet edebiyatını belirleyen dergi: Varlık". Hurriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Edebiyatımızda Bir Köşe Taşı: Varlık Dergisi". Leblebitozu (in Turkish). 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Oğuz Tümbaş (28 July 2008). "Edebiyatımızın "Varlık" dergisiyle gelişen 75 yılı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Varlık Online
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- Biweekly magazines published in Turkey
- Cultural magazines published in Turkey
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- Literary translation magazines
- Magazines established in 1933
- Magazines published in Istanbul
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- Monthly magazines published in Turkey
- Poetry literary magazines
- Turkish-language magazines
- Turkish poetry