Şevket Rado's journalism: A review on the Aile - Ev and the Hayat - Ayna Magazines

Periodicals, which have been the carrier of culture, art and literature since Tanzimat, are published in certain periods and aim to reach large masses. Within periodical activities, journals play an important role in the dissemination of knowledge and culture by focusing on various subjects such as art, science and politics. At the same time, it creates an interaction area at the point of raising public awareness by providing an opportunity for strong writers in various fields to come together. Magazines pave the way for social change and progress by serving the development of society about current events, cultural and artistic activities. Şevket Rado is one of the effective names in raising awareness of the society. In the 20th century Turkish cultural and literary world, he is an important figure not only as a magazine manager but also with his writings and intellectual contributions. In 1945, he became the head of the press and publishing operations of Yapı ve Kredi Bank and founded Doğan Kardeş printing house. From 1930 until the end of the 1980s, Rado wrote in different genres and became one of the most important representatives of the conversation genre in Turkish literature. From 1945 until the end of the 1980s, Rado was an active magazine publisher. Thus, Rado and his magazines, which reached record numbers, gained a very important place in the history of Turkish magazine publishing. Rado's works always serve as a bridge that sheds light on the important issues of the period. Şevket Rado manages to reach a wide audience by taking part in the management of various magazines. In the magazines he managed, he wanted to raise awareness of the readers with cultural, artistic and social contents. At the same time, with his intellectual personality, his own writings and intellectual contributions, he criticizes important issues to raise awareness. Aiming to pave the way for change and development with his objective evaluations, Rado's works are influenced by a universal perspective. The analysis of this study was conducted on all issues of the magazines published by Şevket Rado, including 20 issues of Aile - Ev Magazine (1947-1952) and 64 issues of Hayat - Ayna (1970-1976). Rado's understanding of magazine publishing and magazine publishing activities were analyzed through a detailed examination of the magazines. The study is completed in five sections: Introduction, Review, Analyzed Index, Selected Texts and Conclusion. Keywords: Aile - Ev Magazine, Hayat - Ayna, Periodical Publications (Magazine), Şevket Rado