Editor | Ali Raşit |
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Categories | Women's magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Founded | 1869 |
First issue | 27 June 1869 |
Final issue | September 1870 |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Based in | Constantinople |
Language | Ottoman Turkish |
Terakki-i Muhadderat (Ottoman Turkish: Progress of Muslim Women) was a weekly women's magazine which was published in the period 1869–1870 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. It was the first Ottoman publication which specifically targeted women.[1]
Launched in 1869 Terakki-i Muhadderat was the first women's magazine in the Ottoman Empire.[2][3] The magazine was a weekly supplement of Terakki (Ottoman Turkish: Progress) newspaper.[3][4] It was published on Sundays.[5] The first issue of the magazine appeared on 27 June 1869.[6]
The only editor of the magazine was Ali Raşit.[6] Terakki-i Muhadderat mostly published the letters from women living in Constantinople.[3] It also featured articles written by women dealing with education, Islam, polygamy and the daily problems of discrimination against themselves.[7] The magazine ceased publication in September 1870 after producing a total of forty-eight issues.[8][9][10]