Mehmet Tahir (1864–1912), also known as Ibn Hakkı Mehmet Tahir, Baba Tahir, and Malumatçı Tahir, was an Ottoman publisher. He was a significant figure in Ottoman journalism. He published numerous periodicals and newspapers, including Malumat and Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete.[1] He is also known for his criminal offenses.
Mehmet Tahir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 1912 (aged 47–48) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | Publisher of Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete |
| Spouse | Fatma Şadiye Hanım |
Biography
editTahir was born in 1864.[2] He owned a publishing house in Istanbul, where he published many periodicals and newspapers.[3]
Tahir had close connections with Sultan Abdulhamit.[3] In 1898, he was awarded a medal by the sultan[1] and given a higher imperial rank, rütbe.[4] He was also appointed clerk at the palace.[3]
Tahir published newspapers in Egypt which featured articles opposing the Ottomans.[3] These publications were, in fact, fabricated by him to blame the Young Turks and to create further tensions between Sultan Abdulhamit and the group.[3] In 1900, another conflict occurred because of the news published in his papers Malumat and Servet.[4] The papers accused the Dutch colonial rule of being hostile to Muslims living in the Dutch East Indies, including Java.[4] Upon this news, the Dutch ambassador Wilhelm Ferdinand Heinrich von Weckherlin sent a note to the sultan demanding the cancellation of these publications.[4] The request of the Dutch was followed for a while, but the news continued from 1901.[4]
Tahir's other improper journalistic activities included the publication of his newspapers without paying the tax stamps and the licences.[4] He was also involved in the illegal patent business, and sold them to Europeans.[3] Although he was not punished for these illegal operations for a while,[4] in 1907 he was arrested and sent to exile in Tripoli.[3] The next year, he returned to Istanbul following the constitutional revolution.[3]
Tahir was married to Fatma Şadiye Hanım, who was a contributor to Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete.[1][5]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Ayşe Zeren Enis (2012). Everyday Lives of Ottoman Muslim Women: Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete (Newspaper for Ladies) (1895-1908) (MA thesis). Boğaziçi University. pp. 115–130, 156. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Syed Tanvir Wasti (April 1998). "Muhammad Inshaullah and the Hijaz Railway". Middle Eastern Studies. 34 (2): 70. doi:10.1080/00263209808701222.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Salih Okumuş; Alev Bal (2011). "Review of the Malumat (Newspaper) in the Respect of Shape, Content and the Authors (the Copies 1-100)". ODU Journal of Social Sciences Research. 2 (3): 167–168. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Erol Baykal (2011). "The Ottoman Press and the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of the twentieth century". Turkish Historical Review. 2 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1163/187754611X570918.
- ↑ Hülya Yıldız (2018). "Rethinking the political: Ottoman women as feminist subjects". Journal of Gender Studies. 27 (2): 188. doi:10.1080/09589236.2016.1188689. hdl:11511/48968.
- ↑ Hatice Aynur (2003) Malumatçı Mehmet Tahir, İslam Ansiklopedisi (https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/malumatci-mehmed-tahir