HARF DEVRİMİ’NİN İSTANBUL KİTAPÇILARINA EKONOMİK ETKİLERİ

Niyazi ÇİÇEK; Nurhan KABAKULAK

doi:https://doi.org/10.18345/iuturkiyat.322898

Article Details

HARF DEVRİMİ’NİN İSTANBUL KİTAPÇILARINA EKONOMİK ETKİLERİ

Authors:

Niyazi ÇİÇEK | Nurhan KABAKULAK

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Turkology 2017 Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.121-137

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000695961

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3188

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18345/iuturkiyat.322898

Abstract:

 


The alphabet revolution, which took place in Turkey in 1928, brought about

profound changes in the religious, educational and cultural life of the Turkish

society, and had a significant impact on the printing houses. This effect seems

to be in the form of financial difficulties at the same time as psychological at the

beginning. It is argued that these difficulties cannot be exaggerated, considering

that an intense publication activity has been launched after the revolution known

as the alphabet change. However, considering the news in the newspapers and

the reports prepared by the bookstores, it seems that the results of the revolution

were not as it was said at the time. After the change, publications with the

Arabic-letters turned into a waste paper and Latin letters for new books are

not immediately supplied. These problems have put the people who deal with

publishing the book in a difficult situation. These difficulties have led some

bookstores to face the risk of closing down, some to get under debt and a few

to go to compulsory partnership. When the results are taken into consideration,

how the printing houses are influenced by the Revolution stands as a subject

worth investigating. This study is limited to Istanbul bookstores. The subject

covered by the documentary analysis method has been researched by evaluating

the archive documents and examining the printed works. The following

results have been reached in this study: The fund of Istanbul bookstores was

seriously decreased by the leftover of books with Arabic letters. Because of the

government’s inability to help, the printing houses have been overwhelmed by

these difficulties and they had to borrow money from the banks. In particular sold

books have been returned by later change of the original letter order. Because

of all the reasons, printing houses have been seen to suffer great damage. They

sometimes asked the government for help in compensating their losses.

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Article Details

HARF DEVRİMİ’NİN İSTANBUL KİTAPÇILARINA EKONOMİK ETKİLERİ

Authors: Niyazi ÇİÇEK | Nurhan KABAKULAK

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Journal of Turkology 2017 Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.121-137

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000695961

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2651-3188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18345/iuturkiyat.322898

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Authors:

Niyazi ÇİÇEK | Nurhan KABAKULAK

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Turkology 2017 Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.121-137

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000695961

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3188

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18345/iuturkiyat.322898