Satirical magazines of Turkey have a long tradition, with the first magazine (''Diyojen'') published in 1869. There are currently around 20 satirical magazines; the leading ones are ''

Penguen ''Penguen'' ( en, Penguin) was a satirical magazine published in Turkey and distributed also to Northern Cyprus. History and profile ''Penguen'' was founded in 2002 by Metin Üstündağ, Selçuk Erdem, Erdil Yaşaroğlu and Bahadır Barute ...

'' (70,000 weekly circulation), '' LeMan'' (50,000) and ''Uykusuz''.Jens Wiesner, 12 November 2012, Orient Express Reporter Tripled
Leman, Penguen or Uykusuz: Turkey’s comic books vs. Erdoğan
/ref> Historical examples include

Oğuz Aral Oğuz Aral (1936 – 26 July 2004) was a Turkish political cartoonist and comics artist, known for his satirical style. He was also active as a theatre designer, playwright, ceramist and animator, establishing the first Turkish animation studio. ...

's magazine ''

Gırgır ''Gırgır'' (meaning ''Fun'' in English) was a Turkish weekly humor magazine published from 1972 to 1993 in Turkey. History and profile ''Gırgır'' was founded by the brothers Oğuz Aral (1936-2004) and Tekin Aral (1941-1999). After having sta ...

'' (which reached a circulation of 500,000 in the 1970s) and ''

Marko Paşa ''Marko Paşa'' (literally ''Marco Pasha'') was a weekly political satire magazine which was in circulation between 1946 and 1950. The magazine was based in Istanbul, Turkey, and subtitled, ''Political Satire Periodical for the People''. It is o ...

'' (launched 1946).Fazıla Mat, 8 April 2010, balcanicaucaso.org
Turkish humor
/ref> Others include ''L-Manyak'' and ''Lombak''.

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Satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or ...