''Hareket'' ( tr, Action) was a monthly conservative political magazine which was published between 1939 and 1982 in Turkey with some interruptions. The magazine is known for its support of the Anadoluculuk ( tr, Anatolianism) approach.

History and profile

''Hareket'' was established by Nurettin Topçu, a conservative intellectual, in Izmir in 1939. The first issue of the magazine appeared in February 1939. Its title was a reference to the action theory of Maurice Blondel who was the teacher of Topçu. The magazine was edited by Nurettin Topçu. From the sixth issue the headquarters of the magazine moved to Istanbul. ''Hareket'' temporarily ceased publication in May 1943 and was restarted in March 1947. Its publication again ended in June 1949. The magazine was revived in December 1952, but ended publication June 1953. The magazine was restarted in January 1966 and continued its publication until March 1977. The magazine was again restarted in March 1979 and permanently folded in March 1982 after producing a total of 187 issues. Both the title and subtitle of the magazine were changed during its run. It was ''Hareket: Fikir-Sanat'' ( tr, Action: Idea-Art) between February 1939 and May 1943. Its subtitle was ''Fikir-Ahlak-Sanat'' ( tr, Idea-Ethics-Art) from March 1947 to June 1949 and ''Aylık Siyasi Mecmua'' ( tr, Monthly Political Journal) from December 1952 to January 1953. Then it was redesigned as ''Aylık Fikir Mecmuası'' ( tr, Monthly Journal of Ideas) in February 1953 and was used until June 1953. The magazine was renamed as ''Fikir ve Sanatta Hareket'' ( tr, Action in Art and Idea) in January 1966, and that title was employed until its closure in March 1982.

Contributors

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Content and views

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, Miguel de Unamuno, Will Durant, Mahatma Gandhi and André Gide. Since its early issues, ''Hareket'' attached new meanings to the concepts of religion, nationalism, social order and revolution which differed from the official views. It promoted an understanding of nationalism which was different from Ziya Gökalp's nationalism. For ''Hareket'' a national history existed within the borders of Anatolia, and this approach is called Anadoluculuk ( tr, Anatolianism). In this approach Turkishness develops within

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. Although ''Hareket'' was a political publication, it did not support any political party.

References

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