REVIEW OF THE WORKS OF MACEDONIAN AUTHORS IN THE TURKISH CHILDREN’S MAGAZINE “BAHÇE” PUBLISHED IN NORTH MACEDONIA

Abstract

After the dissolution of the Socialist Federation of the Former Yugoslavia, challenging times began for Turkish publishing in North Macedonia. Following the cessation of Birlik newspaper's publishing activities, children's magazines Sevinç and Tomurcuk were also halted abruptly. Concurrently, Bahçe children's magazine commenced publication. The first issue of Bahçe, produced by Yeni Balkan Publishing House, appeared in September-October 2004, with its final issue, the 36th, released in January-February-March 2024. Each edition of Bahçe magazine features poems by Turkish poets alongside genres from Macedonian literature. Given North Macedonia's multi-ethnic structure, many shared cultural values are evident, influencing language, culture, and particularly literature. Over centuries of coexistence in North Macedonia, Turkish, Albanian, and Macedonian communities have not only published their respective literary genres but have also featured literary works in each other's languages within their own journals. This study analyzes the works of Macedonian writers written in Macedonian using the Cyrillic alphabet, which are published as a distinct section in Bahçe magazine.

Keywords: Children's magazines; Bahçe magazine; Macedonian literature types.