It was a print magazine under the subtitle Aylık sosyalist kültür dergisi (Turkish: Monthly socialist cultural journal)[1] until 2005 when it was redesigned as an online publication.
[2] Birikim was started by a group of Turkish Marxists, including Ömer Laçiner and Murat Belge, in 1975,[3][4] and its first issue appeared on 1 March that year.
[5] Its publisher is Birikim Publications which also produces other titles, including Toplum and Bilim (Turkish: Society and Science).
[3][6] Between 1984 and 1989 when the magazine was not published its contributors led by Murat Belge established Yeni Gündem, a weekly publication.
[9] In its second phase from its restart in March 1989[9] Birikim writers became closer to neoliberalism which they regarded as a very successful approach not only in economics but also in political arena.