In the 24 February 1909 edition of the "Servet-i Fünûn" magazine, a gathering of young writers—soon to be known as the "Fecr-i Âtî" ("Dawn of the Future") group—released a manifesto in which they declared their opposition to the "Edebiyyât-ı Cedîde" movement and their adherence to the credo, ""Sanat şahsî ve muhteremdir"" (صنعت شخصى و محترمدر; "Art is personal and sacred").