Le Moniteur ottoman
Ottoman French-language newspaper
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Le Moniteur ottoman[1] was a newspaper written in French and first published in 1831 on the order of Mahmud II.[2] It was the first official gazette of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Alexandre Blacque at the expense of the Sublime Porte.[2] Its name perhaps referred to the French newspaper Le Moniteur Universel. It was issued weekly.[3] Mahmud II wished to influence Europeans.[4] Takvim-i Vekayi was published a few months later, intended as a translation of the Moniteur into Ottoman Turkish.[2]
| Publisher | Ottoman government |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1831 |
| Ceased publication | 1840s |
| Language | French |
| External image | |
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 An issue of Le Moniteur ottoman |
History
Le Moniteur ottoman was the first Ottoman bulletin. It was apparently inspired by Muhammad Ali's Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya, published in Egypt since 1828.[5]
After having been edited by former Consul for Denmark "M. Franceschi", and later on by "Hassuna de Ghiez", it was lastly edited by Lucien Rouet.[6] However, facing the hostility of embassies,[7] it was closed in the 1840s.[6] The title of the publication was used in Othōmanikos Mēnytōr (Greek: Οθωμανικός Μηνύτωρ), the Greek edition of Takvim-i vekayi.[4]