''İleri'' (literally ''Forward''), was a Turkish newspaper founded on 1 January 1918 by

Celal Nuri İleri Celâl Nuri İleri (1881–1938) was a Turkish writer and politician, who was an important figure in the transition from a constitutional monarchy A constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of mona ...

(1877–1938) and his brother

Suphi Nuri İleri Suphi Nuri İleri (1887, Gallipoli – 1945, Istanbul) was a Turkish politician and writer. He was the brother of Celâl Nuri İleri. Their mother was Nefise Hanım, the eldest daughter of the Ottoman Albanian statesman Prevezeli Abidin Pasha, ...

(1887–1945). It was initially published under the name ''Ati'' until 12 February 1919. The newspaper supported the

Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...

. Articles written by modern Turkey's founder Atatürk were published anonymously by the newspaper. ''İleri'' became the voice of the Turkish national movement in Istanbul. However, in 1920, the newspaper's founder, Celal Nuri, was arrested by the English in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

and sent into exile. The newspaper was published a total of 2436 issues until 2 December 1924. Publication was resumed by Suphi Nuri in 1944.

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