Le Moniteur ottoman was a newspaper written in French and first published in 1831 on the order of Mahmud II.État présent de l'empire ottoman, p. 168. It was the first official gazette of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Alexandre Blacque at the expense of the Sublime Porte. Its name perhaps referred to the French newspaper Le Moniteur Universel. It was issued weekly.L'ami de la religion, p. 316. Mahmud II wished to influence Europeans.Strauss, Johann. "Language and power in the late Ottoman Empire" (Chapter 7). In: Murphey, Rhoads (editor). Imperial Lineages and Legacies in the Eastern Mediterranean: Recording the Imprint of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Rule (Volume 18 of Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies). Routledge, 7 July 2016. , 9781317118442. Google Books PT192. Takvim-i Vekayi was published a few months later, intended as a translation of the Moniteur into Ottoman Turkish.
History Le Moniteur ottoman was the first Ottoman bulletin. It was apparently inspired by Muhammad Ali's Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya, published in Egypt since 1828.
After having been edited by former Consul for Denmark "M. Franceschi", and later on by "Hassuna de Ghiez", it was lastly edited by Lucien Rouet.État présent de l'empire ottoman, p. 169. However, facing the hostility of embassies,Annuaire des deux mondes : histoire générale des divers États, p. 814. it was closed in the 1840s. The title of the publication was used in Othōmanikos Mēnytōr (), the Greek edition of Takvim-i vekayi.
See also Media of the Ottoman Empire History of Middle Eastern newspapers
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Annuaire des deux mondes : histoire générale des divers États. Ubicini. A. État présent de l'empire ottoman. L'ami de la religion.