Özet:

The first Turkish scientific veterinary periodical which saw the press in the Republican period was Baytar Mecmuası (Veterinary Journal / Revue Vétérinaire). Soon renamed Baytarî Mecmua (The Veterinarian Journal), the journal was published jointly by the staff of Baytar Mekteb-i Âlisi (The Superior School of Veterinary) and Bakteriyolojihane-i Baytarî (The Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology) both established in Istanbul. Published between August 1923 and June 1933, the journal went into 115 issues in 11 volumes. Thus its life-span was much longer then the veterinary periodicals published previously in Turkey. The journal published clinical observations and original scientific research, and reported national and international developments pertaining to veterinary medicine. Subjects related to stock farming, public health, news about the activities of related societies, professional announcements and regulations concerning veterinary services constituted the varia of its contents. Translations of articles from international veterinary journals were also included in the journal. Articles based on research by veterinarians working in the field deserve particular attention because they provide the readership data on the state of veterinary services and animal diseases in the first decade of the Turkish Republic. This study presents brief information on the institutions supporting the publication of the journal. The material description of the journal is followed by a complete bibliography.

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