Milliyet Çocuk

Milliyet Çocuk was a Turkish language children's magazine which existed between 1972 and 1990 with one-year hiatus.

Milliyet Çocuk was launched in 1972.^[1] The magazine was part of Milliyet group which was owned by Karacan family and produced Milliyet newspaper.^[2] Milliyet Çocuk was a supplement to Milliyet until 1974 when it became an independent publication.^[2] It featured several cartoon serials such as Larry Yuma by Carlo Boscarato and Claudio Nizzi and Lucky Luke by Morris and René Goscinny.^[2] The magazine folded in 1976 due to the low circulation levels.^[2] Next year Milliyet Çocuk was restarted as a weekly magazine, and the founding editor-in-chief was a Turkish poet, Ülkü Tamer.^[2] The magazine became a success soon after its restart and sold nearly 100,000 copies.^[2] In the second period Milliyet Çocuk featured work by significant literary figures.^[3] The magazine folded in April 1989.^[4]

Milliyet Çocuk was restarted on 5 January 1990, but it permanently ceased publication only after two issues.^[4]