Marko Paşa (literally Marco Pasha) was a weekly political satire magazine which was in circulation between 1946 and 1950.
The magazine was based in Istanbul, Turkey, and subtitled, Political Satire Periodical for the People.
[1] Marko Paşa was established in 1946 by leading Turkish journalists and authors, namely Aziz Nesin, Sabahattin Ali and Rıfat Ilgaz.
[5][7] All such tensions between the editors of the magazine and single party government are one of the reasons for the mysterious murder of Sabahattin Ali in 1948.
[4] Marko Paşa could survive until 1950 when it was closed down by the court orders, and Aziz Nesin was imprisoned due to his writings in the magazine which criticized the American aid to Turkey.