Mizan (weekly magazine)

The weekly Mizan ( Ottoman ميزان mīzān ) was a political paper in the Ottoman Empire , which was published in Istanbul , Cairo , Paris and Geneva and again in Istanbul between 1886 and 1909.

history

The newspaper founded by Mizanji Mehmet Murat and owned by him reflected his journalistic development by only containing his personal opinions and views; referred to in its self-portrayal as “a Turkish newspaper”, but at the same time attached great importance to its Ottoman and Islamic character.

As a result of the press censorship in the Ottoman Empire, after fleeing to Europe, the owner began to consider publishing his newspaper in Cairo instead of Istanbul, i.e. outside the sphere of influence of the Ottoman censorship; he did so in the end and now reinforced the polemical and combative character of his publication.

Later, following its owner, the newspaper became the official organ of the “ Committee for Unity and Progress ” (İttiḥâd ve Teraḳḳî Cemʿiyeti) in Paris , only to be relocated to Geneva a few months later. Soon after the resettlement to Istanbul, shortly after the incident of March 31, 1909 , the newspaper ceased operations.

Individual evidence

• MHO Ursinus. In: Encyclopaedia of Islam . Volume VII. Brill, Leiden 1993, pp. 204 f., Online