Systematic analysis of Merdiven Sanat journal and its place in our literature

Merdiven Sanat magazine is an art and literature magazine published in 22 issues between 1997 and 2000. Many types of articles such as poetry, stories, essays, articles, criticism, interviews, diaries, memoirs, and biographies were published in the magazine. The magazine contains various articles related to the culture, art, literature, society and daily life of the period in which it was published. The magazine is a medium where many texts of some poets and writers who stand out with their Islamic identity and discourse are published for the first time. In this context, names such as A. Ali Ural, İbrahim Tenekeci, Celâl Fedai, Ali Ayçil, Hakan Arslanbenzer, Ayşe Sevim, İsmail Kıllıoğlu, Habil Tecimen, Sadık Yalsızuçanlar, Ali Emre, Âdem Turan, Bülent Ata, Seyyid N. Erkal and Alpay Asar are among the poets and writers whose texts have been published in the magazine. In many poems and essays published in the magazine; There are contents about Islamic culture and civilization, the East-West issue, Islamic philosophy and art. However, the magazine did not produce content solely for this purpose, but also presented its readers with many serious articles in the fields of cinema, theatre, music and architecture. In this study, Merdiven Sanat magazine was analyzed systematically; It was examined chronologically, according to the author's surname and in the context of genres. Especially when evaluated in the context of genres, it is understood that the poetry, stories, essays and interviews published in the magazine stand out. It can be said that Islamic subjects predominate in many poems with imagery and implicit meaning. Poetic language and fantastic subjects attract attention in the stories. In the essays published in the magazine, poetics, understanding of Islamic culture and art, philosophy, time and literary names and topics on which the text is evaluated have gained importance. Interviews in the magazine are also very important. When we look at the identities of the people interviewed, the title of the magazine as an art magazine comes to the fore. Especially interviews with film directors and theater actors are very valuable. The people interviewed consist of names that have gained a place in today's Turkish cinema and theater. With these aspects, Merdiven Sanat magazine has the identity of a magazine that has made significant contributions to the fields of Turkish literature, Islamic magazine publishing, Turkish cinema and theatre. In this study, this importance of the journal has been tried to be revealed.