man ▁and ▁Ah met ▁ Ş ü kr ü ▁Es mer ▁founded ▁the ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ İ stan bul ▁soon ▁after ▁Y al man ▁returned ▁from ▁Mal ta ▁ex ile ▁( a ▁mass ▁ex ile ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁high ▁commission er ▁following ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁supported ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁in ▁his ▁struggle ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁mon archy ▁to ▁republic . ▁But ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁newspaper ▁began ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁Progress ive ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁After ▁She ikh ▁Sa id ▁re bell ion ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Second ▁term ▁( 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 7 8 ) ▁ ▁C HP ▁government ▁The ▁newspaper ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁by ▁Ah met ▁E min ▁Y al man . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁V atan ▁frequently ▁critic ized ▁the ▁Republican ▁People ’ s ▁Party ▁( CH P ) ▁government . ▁For ▁example , ▁V atan ▁sharp ly ▁opposed ▁the ▁We alth ▁tax , ▁a ▁new ▁tax ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁wealth y ▁major ly ▁non - mus lim ▁citizens ▁of ▁Turkey ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁V atan ▁was ▁pun ished ▁for ▁this ▁opposition ▁by