In "Genç Kalemler"'s first issue, an article entitled "New Language" (Turkish: ""Yeni Lisan"") pointed out that Turkish literature had previously looked for inspiration either to the East as in the Ottoman Divan tradition, or to the West as in the "Edebiyyât-ı Cedîde" and "Fecr-i Âtî" movements, without ever turning to Turkey itself.