Hey (magazine)

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Hey
CategoriesMusic and teens magazine
Frequency
  • Weekly (1970-1988)
  • Monthly (1988-1989)
  • Weekly (1994)
FounderDoğan Şener
Founded1970
First issue18 November 1970
Final issueSeptember 1994
Company
CountryTurkey
Based inIstanbul
Language Turkish

Hey (Turkish : Hi) was a Turkish music magazine that targeted teens. The magazine existed between 1970 and 1994. It billed itself as Turkey's only teens' and music magazine. [1] The magazine was one of the highest-circulation publications in Turkey. [2]

History and profile

Hey was established in 1970. [3] The first issue was released on 18 November 1970 [2] as a supplement to the daily paper Milliyet . [1] Later it became a separate magazine. The magazine was part of Karacan media group. [1]

The founder of Hey was Doğan Şener. [3] He was also the editor-in-chief of the magazine for a long time. [3] In the mid 1980s Hulusi Tunca, a Turkish journalist, became the editor-in-chief of Hey. [2]

Hey primarily included the music lists, radio program lists and pen pal sections. [3] The magazine covered nearly all music genres, including Turkish pop and folk music. [3] It also carried news and articles on movies and fashion. [2] Regular contributors were Yener Süsoy, Erhan Akyıldız, Arda Uskan ve Ercüment Akman. [3] Near to its closure Hey also published a supplement called Hey Girl which addressed teenager girls. [4]

Hey sold weekly 60,000 copies when it was extremely popular among Turkish teens. [3] In 1980 it enjoyed a circulation of 100,000 copies. [1] The frequency of Hey was weekly until 28 June 1988 when it was switched to monthly. [1] On 15 March 1989 the magazine ceased publication. [1] [2] It was restarted by the Doğan media group in April 1994 as a weekly supplement to Milliyet. [1] However, the magazine ended publication again in September 1994. [1]

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References

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