Abstract:

After the second constitutionalist period, numerous newspapers and magazines began their broadcasting life in Ottoman Empire. Because there were not any press agencies in Ottoman Empire in that time, employees of newspapers and magazines had to collect information with their own means. For this reason, editorial boards of newspapers and magazines screened other newspapers in order to find the news that was missed or they missed. One of the things making this situation easier was that newspapers were published twice a day (morning and evening) in that time. Another ease for collecting news from other newspapers without providing reference was the legal gap. Providing reference in news taken from other newspapers had been obligatory with the Copyright Law put into action in 1910. However, newspapers kept on taking news from other newspapers without giving any reference. Although not all newspapers’ boards did complain, some newspaper boards were uncomfortable with that situation. There were three arguments encountered in Ottoman Empire that we could detect. First argument was encountered between Sabah and Tanin in 1910, second argument was between İkdam and Sabah again in 1910, and the third argument was Vakit and Peyam-ı Sabah in 1921. These three cases were defined as arguments and exposures. So, there were not any judicial processes. 

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