World War II influenced Turkey not only in terms of foreign policies but also of domestic policies. During the era between 1939 - 1945, while Turkey was striving for keeping out of the war by means of bilateral agreements, she also faced various economic problems making life difficult for the vast majority due to military measures it implemented. The policies of balance assumed before the war and heavy economic problems also determined the attitude that the government assumed towards the press. In this era when a great boost was experienced in magazine press, the governments frequently resorted to measure of shutting down daily papers and magazines based on the domestic and foreign political development. Yurt and Dünya (Homeland and World) magazine which is subject matter of this paper started to be published in this era. Core writer cadre of the magazine which published its first issue in January 1941 and last issue in April 1944, consists of Adnan Cemgil, Pertev Naili Boratav, Hüseyin Avni Şanda, Niyazi Berkes and Mediha Berkes. When the subjects it covered are examined, it's seen that it was a magazine which covers such notions as anti-racism, anti-Turanism and anti-fascism in Turkey and in the world, criticism of capitalism, reduction of the rural population and transferring them to the industry, embracing gainings of Kemalism, defending independence of the science. While Turkey was impartial during World War II, she developed closer political relationships with Germany. While with the defeat of Germans in Stalingrad in 1943, the foreign policies of the government changed, and not only racist-turanist magazines but also leftist magazines including Yurt ve Dünya magazine were shut down.