Vatan (former newspaper)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) |
Ahmet Emin Yalman Nevzat Karaveli Naim Tiralı Numan Esin |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Political alignment | Democrat |
| Language | Turkish |
| Ceased publication | 1925, 1878 |
| Relaunched | 19 August 1940 |
Vatan (“Fatherland”) was a former Turkish newspaper founded by Ahmet Emin Yalman and his friends. There were two district periods in the history of Vatan.
Ahmet Emin Yalman and Ahmet Şükrü Esmer founded the newspaper in İstanbul soon after Yalman returned from Malta exile (a mass exile to Malta by the British high commissioner following the First World War ) in 1923. The newspaper supported Mustafa Kemal in his struggle to convert the monarchy to republic. But soon after the republic was proclaimed the newspaper began to oppose Mustafa Kemal and supported the main opposition Progressive Republican Party. After Sheikh Said rebellion the newspaper was closed down by the court in 1925.
The newspaper was relaunched on 19 August 1940 by Ahmet Emin Yalman. During the Second World War Vatan frequently criticized the Republican People’s Party (CHP) government. For example, Vatan sharply opposed the Wealth tax a new tax for the wealthy citizens of Turkey in 1942, to raise funds to support the defense of the country. Vatan was punished for this opposition by the court. Its publication was suspended for six months. But after the war Vatan was able to continue in a more democratic environment. In 1945-1946 term It supported the Democrat Party (DP) against the CHP government.
This support continued after DP won the 1950 election. However, Vatan also began criticizing DP for DPs non secular moves. On 22 November 1952, Yalman was barely escaped an assassination attempt in Malatya. Even after this incident, Vatan continued to support DP in such operations like closing the Nation Party and participating in the Korean War. However DP, once a champion of democracy was no longer democrat and by the 1957 elections, due to the disillusionment with the totalitarian rule of DP, Vatan ended its DP support. It became one of the notable opposition papers to the DP government.
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