Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Abstract

In the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, the newspapers were started to come
out and a journalists association was formed by whom worked in these newspapers
and professed journalism. As figures suggesting views on current economic policy
and politics showed up, there have been significant developments in the public
announcement of state policies and in the public awareness of these issues. As a result, an independent public opinion was established. The journalists of the period
questioned the economic and political policies of the state. They criticized these
policies and brought forward proposals to bureaucrats. One of the journalists who
questioned the state policies was Ali Suavi. Writing on Muhbir, Suavi sermonized to
public in the important grand mosques of the period as well. In his writings, Suavi
used a style that questioning the state’s policies and criticizing the bureaucrats and
offered solutions in this respect. Suavi explained his thoughts on state’s economic
problems. Published on Muhbir and Ulum newspapers while he was on an exile,
Suavi’s views on Ottoman’s economic problems were presented on this study. Ali Suavi
has tried to express the mistake of the economic policies carried out by the main
purpose bureaucrats of the views of the newspaper and to try to make the economic
development of the state as soon as possible with the views he put forward.