The War On News

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Claim

Claim 955

Tanin, edited by Huseyin Cahid, suspended its own publication between July 28 and August 8, 1912, in protest of the dissolution of parliament.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Tanin, edited by Huseyin Cahid, suspended its own publication between July 28 and August 8, 1912, in protest of the dissolution of parliament.
Field
journalist_affected
Value
Tanin suspended itself in protest, July-August 1912
About
incident 1913-ottoman-empire-press-law-bars-officials-from-editing-newspapers
Source
Chasing the Printed Word: Press Censorship in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1913
Publisher
Chasing the Printed Word: Press Censorship in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1913
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2003

Quotation from the source

Hiiseyin Câhid had suspended the publication of his paper, Tanin, between July 28 and August 8, 1912, as an act of protest against the dissolution of the parliament.