History and profile
''Ülkü'' was first published in Ankara on 5 February 1933 as one of the organs of the People's Houses. The owner of the magazine was Ankara People's House. The goal was to provide a theoretical basis for the six pillars of Kemalism, namely republicanism, populism, nationalism, laicism, statism, and reformism, and to faciliate their adoption by Turkish people. The magazine included the following major sections among others: literary work, linguistics, history, fine arts, sociology, philosophy economy, agriculture, science, home management, translated works and news from the People's Houses. The target audience of the magazine was intellectuals. During its lifetime the frequency of ''Ülkü'' changed several times. It was published on a monthly basis between its start in February 1993 and August 1941 and between January 1947 and its closure in August 1950. It was published biweekly in the period October 1941–December 1946. The publisher of the magazine also changed, and the following were the publishers of ''Ülkü'': Hâkimiyeti Milliye Publishing House, Ulus Publishing House, Ankara Ulusal Publishing House and Zerbamat Publishing House. The magazine produced a total of 272 issues before it ceased publication in August 1950.Directors and editors
Nusret Kemal Köymen and Necip Ali Küçüka were the directors of ''Ülkü'' between February 1933 and 1941. In July 1936 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü was appointed editor-in-chief. From 1941Contributors
Many writers and politicians contributed to ''Ülkü'' without being paid for their writings. Some of the leading contributors included Recep Peker, Şevket Aziz Kansu,Content
Until the editorship of Mehmet Fuat Köprülü in 1936 ''Ülkü'' published articles on the Ottoman state which were based on popular accounts. Then its content became much more sophisticated with the editorship of Köprülü. Ahmet Kutsi Tecer's play entitled ''Koçyiğit Köroğlu'' was first published in ''Ülkü'' in 1941.Significance
Although the People Houses published numerous periodicals, only ''Ülkü'' lasted for a long period and functioned as the official organ of all of these institutions. It was distributed nationwide not only to cities but also to small villages.References
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