Historical development of magazine publishing in Gümüşhane and the first step on the Way to knowledge magazine

This article examines the magazine publication in the city of GümüĢhane in general and the first GümüĢhane press publication The First Step on the Way to Knowledge magazine in particular. Although the fortnightly magazine, which was launched on April 15, 1924—six months after the declaration of the Turkish republic—lasted only three issues, it is one of the rare local sources that reflected the influence of the republic on the cultural, social and economic structure of the GümüĢhane residents. This article reveals that the education focus of the magazine was in line with the republic‟s aim to educate people.