''Yedigün'' (

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: ''Seven Days'') was a weekly illustrated general interest magazine which existed between 1933 and 1950 in Istanbul. It was one of the first publications in its category in Turkey.

Sedat Simavi Sedat Simavi (1896 – 11 December 1953) was a Turkish people, Turkish journalist, writer and film director. He established many newspapers and magazines. Biography Simavi was born in 1896. His grandfather and uncles served in different posi ...

, a prominent Turkish journalist, was the editor of the magazine of which the motto was ''Yedigün is the ornament of each home''.

History and profile

''Yedigün'' was first published on 15 March 1933, and its founder and editor was Sedat Simavi. Sadri Etem Ertem was the founding publisher and owner of the magazine until 1937 when Simavi acquired it. Ertem designed ''Yedigün'' as a family-oriented magazine, targeting the Westernized elites, intellectuals, the

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and those living in cities. However, from 1937 ''Yedigün'' began to target youth and young adolescents. Then, the magazine was modeled on the German weekly ''

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'' (German: ''The week'') and the French magazine ''7 Jour'' (French: ''Seven Days''). It was published in broad format and covered both color and black and white pages. ''Yedigün'' had a wide range of contributors, including

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. The magazine published articles on politics, travel and relationships focusing on modernity and interviews with notable figures of the period. It also presented a modernist projection for the Turkish family and home decor. In addition, it frequently featured short stories and novels, including Sedat Simavi's work, namely ''Nankörlerin Romanı'' (Turkish: ''The Novel of the Ungrateful'', published in 1933).

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's novel ''Yolpalas Cinayeti'' was serialized in ''Yedigün'' between 12 August and 21 October 1936 before its publication. The magazine became one of the most popular publications and enjoyed higher levels of circulation selling 54,000 copies particularly in the period 1937–1948. In 1937 ''Yedigün'' was one of two publications represented the Republic of Turkey at the Balkan Print and Publication Congress portraying the urban modernism. The other one was ''Yeni Adam'' (Turkish: ''New Man'') which displayed the rural modernism in Turkey. ''Yedigün'' was closed down by Sedat Simavi in 1950 after producing 911 issues.

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