Uluslararası Toplumsal Bilimler Dergisi

Abstract

In a period when there were many examples of Ottoman periodical publishing, Mekteb was published between 1891 and 1898 under the title "Published on Mondays. It is a magazine of science and literature" between 1891 and 1898, the Mekteb periodical, which mainly focused on the education of children and the public in the first issues, transformed into a magazine of art and literature in the following issues. The periodical, which had 185 issues in total, is valuable in terms of Turkish Literature as a transition period to Servet-i Fünûn literature. The periodical, which had three different publication periods, was published every fifteen days in some years and weekly in some years under the privilege of Karâbet Efendi in the first period and İsmail Hakkı Bey in the second and third periods. Among its authors were Ahmet Rasim, Fâik Esad, Adanalı Ziya, Ali Muzaffer, Mazhar Bey, Sürûş, Mehmet Celal, Hâlide Edip, Halit Ziya, Necip Âsım, Rıza Tevfik, Hüseyin Dâniş, İbrahim Hakkı Paşa, Müstecabizâde İsmet, Muallim Feyzi, Reşid Bey, Faik Reşad, Salih Zeki, Cemil Zeki, Hüseyin Sîret, Tevfik Fikret, and Mehmed Celal. In each edition, there are moral and educational stories, as well as sections on the grammar rules of Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Arabic and French. In addition to the works of Turkish and European literature, it also covers the developments of both civilizations and the fine arts such as music, architecture and painting.
Although the Mekteb magazine, which met an important need in its period, was designed in accordance with the curriculum for Rüşdiye and İdâdî students, it was presented to the public in a simple language and in a way to appeal to all segments of society. The articles identified by us include information on music under the titles 'Mûsikî, Savtin Ahvâl-i Mûsikiyyesi, Hikmet-i Tabî'iyye, Uzv-ı Sem' (ear) and Savt (sound), Mizher (Mûsikî Âlâtı)'. When these articles are evaluated together with all the other articles of the periodical, it is evident that they were prepared with care, as in every other branch, to increase the intellectual depth of the young people of the period and to instill cultural awareness.
In this study, relevant music articles were latinized and evaluated. The Mekteb Magazine, which was created with great effort with a large staff of writers, sheds light on the cultural memory of Turkish society of the period it was published.