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It is well known that there is a remarkable sympathy toward Japan and the Japanese in Turkey. It is possible to point out the origin of such a Japanese image in Turkish intellectuals created by Abdurresid Ibrahim and his son Ahmed Munir. They wrote many articles about Japan in Sirat-i Mustakim, and in its successor Sebilurresad, to inform the Turkish intellectuals about Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Sirat-i Mustakim magazine was first published by Ebulula Zeynelabidin and Esref Edip on August 14th, 1908. During the period of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, Mehmed Akif, a famous Turkish writer at the time, took the position of editorial writer for this magazine. Published weekly, the magazine handled various topics, including religious, national, literary, and political matters. The concerns for Japan and Japanese people were also brought by Muslim intellectuals from Russia. Sirat-i Mustakim and Sebilurresad seemed to gratefully welcome any kind of news, comments, or articles about Japan. Though this included numerous articles concerning Japan written by authors other than Abdurresid Ibrahim and his son Ahmed Munir, a considerable number(including some anonymous articles) were written by them. The articles about Japan increased remarkably during the first period of the Sirat-i Mustakim and thus played an important role in developing a positive Japanese image in Turkey.
