Varlñk is a monthly Turkish literature and art magazine. Established by Yaà Âar Nabi Nayñr, Sabri Esat Siyavuà Âgil, and Nahit Sñrrñ ÃÂrik in 1933, it often publishes poetry and works of famous Turkish poets and writers.
Varlñk was first published as a biweekly magazine in Ankara on 15 July 1933. The owner of the magazine was Sabri Esat Siyavuà Âgil during the initial years. He was also the cofounder of the magazine. The other founders include Yaà Âar Nabi Nayñr and Nahit Sñrrñ ÃÂrik. In 1946 the magazine moved to Istanbul. The same year the publisher of the magazine, Varlñk Publications, was founded. Following the death of Yaà Âar Nabi Nayñr in 1981 his daughter, Filiz Nayñr, began to edit the magazine. From 1983 to 1990 the magazine was edited by Kemal ÃÂzer, a Turkish author and poet.
Varlñk has a unique significance in Turkish literature. Most Turks who have become famous in literature have become so through publishing their works in Varlñk, such as Sait Faik Abasñyanñk. Significant contributors include Cahit Sñtkñ Tarancñ, Orhan Veli Kanñk, Nurullah Ataç, Ziya Osman Saba, Oktay Akbal, Mahmut Makal, Necati Cumalñ, Fazñl Hüsnü DaÃÂlarca, Behçet Necatigil, Cahit Külebi, Orhan Kemal, Haldun Taner and Tahsin Yücel. The magazine also introduced Turkish translations of works by Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Gogol, Kafka, Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Balzac, Malraux, Zola, Gide, Camus and Sartre. Since 2001 the magazine has been a member of the Eurozine network.