Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- M. 1767-1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
110 notebooks, 1 book, 1 booklet, 13 documents / 7,913 pages
283 letters written in or pasted into the notebooks.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The newspaper was established in 1949 by Kemal Ilıcak, Sadettin Çulcu, and Ünal Sakman. With a nationalist and conservative editorial line, Tercüman was known for its stance against new Turkish words, which it described as “made-up language,” its editorial policy of uniting right-wing views, and its high-circulation serialized stories.
The newspaper's early writers included names such as Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Ahmet Kabaklı, Tarık Buğra, Rauf Tamer, Nazlı Ilıcak, Güneri Cıvaoğlu, and Mehmet Barlas. In 1986, Taha Akyol became Editor-in-Chief. Following the death of its founder Kemal Ilıcak in 1993, the newspaper faced financial difficulties and closed in 1995.
Repository
Archival history
In 1960, Kemal Ilıcak, who became the editor-in-chief of Tercüman Newspaper, assigned Niyazi Ahmet Banoğlu to collect old documents and manuscripts. The archive, acquired from various booksellers, was put up for sale when Tercüman Newspaper was liquidated, and ISAM purchased the archive at that time.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchase
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Tercüman Newspaper Archive contains manuscripts (handwritten texts) from the Ottoman period and the early years of the Republic, including literary, historical, and mystical texts and works, as well as theater works, which have been transferred to Tercüman Newspaper Publications.
Literary works, poetry books, novels, essays, memoirs; historical documents, military histories, official documents (memoranda, dispatches, foundation and expense ledgers); Sufi works and texts focusing on topics such as wahdat al-wujud, tawhid, and stages of spiritual development; and works on Ottoman and early Turkish theater form the core content of the collection.
In addition, the archive also contains notebooks containing works and correspondence written in the handwriting of well-known figures in society. One of the most prominent sections of the collection consists of personal notebooks and letters belonging to the Sabri Kalkandelen family.
Some of these handwritten notebooks have been published, some have been published but are rare copies, and some have never been published.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
It will be permanently preserved as it is a historical document.
Accruals
Closed-end fond
System of arrangement
It has been organized within the framework of the topics according to ISAD-G Standard.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
The catalog information and digital images of the documents are available online. The originals of the documents can be viewed and searched at our center upon request.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright belongs to İSAM.
Language of material
- Ottoman Turkish
Script of material
- Arabic
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some of the notebooks are worn out. The worn-out notebooks have been restored.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original documents are kept in the İSAM Library Archive (İKA) repository.
Existence and location of copies
Digital copies of the documents are kept on hard drives available at the İSAM Library Archive (İKA).
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Kemal Ilıcak (Subject)
- Niyazi Ahmet Banoğlu (Subject)
- Sabri Kalkandelen (Subject)
- Nurettin Kalkandelen (Subject)
- Gazi Osman Paşa (Subject)
- Şeyhülislam Mustafa Sabri Efendi (Subject)
- Ahmet Kutsi Tecer (Subject)
- Muhammed b. Hüseyin (Subject)
- Refik Ahmet Nuri Sekizinci (Subject)
- Seyyid Ali Hemedani (Subject)
- Numan Paşa (Subject)
- Muhyiddin İbnü'l-Arabi (Subject)
- Alparslan Türkeş (Subject)
- Ahmed Remzi Akyürek (Subject)
- Mehmed Kamil Paşa (Subject)
- Mehmed Cavid Baysun (Subject)
- Florinalı Nazım (Subject)
- Kalkandelenli Hayrullah Paşa (Subject)
- İbrahim Hakkı Paşa (Subject)
- Giuseppe Verdi (Subject)
- Maurice Hannigan (Subject)
- Şeyh Selim Hayrani Baba (Subject)
- Mehmed Emin Rauf Paşa (Subject)
- Talat Paşa (Subject)
- Namık Kemal (Subject)
- Mustafa Ziver Bey (Subject)
- Karamanlı Gufrani (Subject)
- Bayburtlu Zihni (Subject)
- Mustafa Arif Deymer (Subject)
- Süleyman Sırrı Üçer (Subject)
- Abdülgani Ağa (Subject)
- Hüseyin Vassaf (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Classified according to ISAD-G standard.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Classification and hierarchy completed on August 8, 2025.
Language(s)
- Turkish
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Archivist's note
The identification-classification and adaptation to the ISAD-G standard was carried out by Dr. Nuray Urkaç Güler, digitization by Volkan Kuru, and digital editing by Erva Agun.