[1] It is known for its cofounder, owner and editor-in-chief Behice Boran, a Turkish socialist politician, and for its introduction of humanist approach towards literature in the country.
[1] One of its goals was to introduce major literary work from contemporary Western literature to improve the Turkish intellectual environment.
[1] Over time Adımlar became a forum for Turkish leftist intellectuals[2] who published articles on Fascism, freedom, and democracy criticizing the government.
[2] Behice Boran argued in an interview with the Turkish journalist Uğur Mumcu in 1986 that her articles led to the government pressure on and the closure of both Adımlar and Yurt ve Dünya in 1944.
[6] In addition to Behice Boran various leading Turkish writers contributed to Adımlar, including Nermin Menemencioğlu, Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Jean Camborde, Burhan Arpad, Walter Ruben, Liko Amar, Yunus Kâzım Köni, Bekir Kunt, Nurullah Ataç, Suat Taşer, Rıfat Ilgaz, Sabahattin Ali, Kemal Bilbaşar and Orhan Kemal.