[1] Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel were among the founders of the magazine, which aimed to raise the awareness among people about the significance of unity and support for the Independence War.
[2] He was imprisoned for his articles published in Büyük Mecmua that criticised the authorities for their inability to stop invasion of the Ottoman Empire by the West.
[1] The magazine covered many topics from political articles and women-related issues to arts, literary work and poems.
[1] It also featured caricatures and presented some polls concerning the political situation of the country such as the implementation of Wilsonian principles and the future of the Turkish National Movement.
[1] The contributors of Büyük Mecmua in addition to Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel included many significant authors: Halide Edib Adıvar, Falih Rıfkı Atay, Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Mehmed Fuad Köprülü, Ahmet Rasim and Ömer Seyfettin.