Özet:

The press has played a role in the formation and influence of the public in every period of history. When we look at the history of democracy in Turkey, politicians aim to create the public through the press, the press has positioned itself according to power. The local press, like the newspapers printed in Istanbul and Ankara during the single party period, has mostly used a speech alongside the power. This study has studied the newspapers published in Bolu during the transition period from one party period to a multi-party period. Bolu's provincial newspaper "Bolu", which began its publication with the province matbaasi founded in 1913 in Bolu, continued its publication until 1974. From the establishment of the Republic until 1946 in Bolu was not published any newspapers other than the Bolu province newspaper. The Bolu newspaper showed an attitude that supported the general policy of the government in the single party period. The newspaper used a statement based on the execution of the city managers and an open praise. In the Bolu newspaper there are also advertisements of newspapers such as Kurun and Nation that openly support CHP. After 1946, the Greek Bolu and the Beautiful Bolu newspapers, which supported the power of the period, owned and governed by the CHP province, were also published. For these newspapers the Republican People's Party has directly provided money and paper aid. As a result, with the newspapers published after the transition to the multi-party life, the press environment has become very sound, and the public has been able to get news from different sources. But even if the power changes, there is no change in the desire of political will to influence the press.