''Papirüs'' () was a literary magazine which was published in Istanbul between 1960 and 1981 with some interruptions. The magazine is known for its founder and editor

Cemal Süreya Cemâl Süreya (born Cemâlettin Seber; 1931 – 9 January 1990) was a Turkish poet and writer of Kurdish– Zaza descent. Biography Süreya and his family were deported to Bilecik, a city in the Marmara Region of Turkey after the Dersim R ...

who was a poet and its well-known contributors.

History and profile

''Papirüs'' was established by Cemal Süreya, and its first issue appeared in August 1960. Immediately after its start the magazine temporarily closed down due to financial problems. It was restarted in 1961 and managed to publish only three issues in that year. The magazine was republished in June 1966 and came out monthly until June 1970. In this period Tomris Uyar and

Ülkü Tamer Ülkü Tamer, (20 February 1937–1 April 2018) was a Turkish poet, journalist, actor and translator. Biography Born in Gaziantep, the artist is the eldest of three sons (Ülkü, Aykut, Tankut) of Hasan Tahsin Bey, one of the first weavers of ...

along with Cemal Süreya were instrumental in the reestablishment of the magazine. ''Papirüs'' was restarted in 1980 as a triannual publication but permanently ceased publication in March 1981. The magazine produced a total of fifty-three issues during its run. ''Papirüs'' mostly featured poems, book and journal reviews and contained a section for biographies. It published thematic special issues.

Contributors

Major contributors of ''Papirüs'' included Sezai Karakoç,

İsmet Özel İsmet Özel (born 19 September 1944, in Kayseri, Turkey) is a Turkish poet and writer. Biography Özel was born in Kayseri in September 1944. His parents were Ahmet and Sıdıka Özel, and his father was a police officer from Söke. He atten ...

Ataol Behramoğlu Ataol Behramoğlu (born April 13, 1942) is a prominent Turkish poet, author, and Russian-into-Turkish literary translator. Life Ataol Behramoğlu was born on April 13, 1942, in Istanbul. He wrote poems in honour of his father Hikmet Bahramoglu, ...

, Behçet Necatigil,

Haldun Taner Haldun Taner (16 March 1915 – 7 May 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer. Biography He was born on 16 March 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and econom ...

, Leyla Erbil,

Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Siverek – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish- Kurdish poet. His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...

, Ece Ayhan, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Enis Batur,

Nâzım Hikmet Mehmed Nâzım Ran (17 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), Note: 403 Forbidden error received 10 October 2022. commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (), was a Turkish people, Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. ...

Refik Durbaş Refik Durbaş (10 February 1944, Pasinler District, Pasinler – 1 December 2018, Istanbul), Turkish poet, journalist and writer. Life He was born in Erzurums Pasinler District, Pasinler district. Graduated High School in İzmir. He left Istan ...

, Salah Birsel and Yaşar Kemal. A conservative poet, Cahit Zarifoğlu, also contributed to the magazine.

References

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