The journal ''Envâr-ı Zekâ'' (meaning ''Lights of Intelligence'' in English) was published between 1883 und 1885 (in the original between 1299 and 1302) by the Ebüzziya Printing House by the writer Mustafa Reşid in a total of 34 issues. The

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defined itself as a "biweekly journal addressing everything but politics". According to the editor, the journal was published every fifteen days, whereby the publication dates of the issues remain uncertain. ''Envar-i Zeka'' is one of the magazines that witnessed the literary activities of the artists of intergeneration (ara nesil). It contains the works of

Tanzimat The (, , lit. 'Reorganization') was a period of liberal reforms in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Edict of Gülhane of 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. Driven by reformist statesmen such as Mustafa Reşid Pash ...

artists and has a large staff of authors. Within the

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, its

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activities gained high importance. Besides literary, philosophical and scientific translations from German, French and English, one of the special features of this journal is one of the first examples of

prose poetry Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form while otherwise deferring to poetic devices to make meaning. Characteristics Prose poetry is written as prose, without the line breaks associated with poetry. However, it make ...

and

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in Turkish literature following the

period.

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