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This study aims to treat the 1954 Turkey general elections as an example to reveal the differences between the newspapers, which are thought to have different power relations and ideological orientations in the Turkish print media, with regard to their ways of producing and presenting news content. In this respect, the main focus has been placed upon the examination of news reports which appeared between 09 April 1954 and 2 May 1954 about the 1954 Turkish general elections on the frontpages of Zafer newspaper, which is known for its closeness to the Democratic Party (DP) government of the time, and of Yeni Ulus, which is known for its closeness to the opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP). In the study, the method of Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis has been used to gain a broader perspective on the meanings underlying the news headlines and contents of the newspapers. The study was brought to its conclusion that the newspapers presented the news to the readers according to their ideologies in the way the news was delivered and produced a discourse suitable for this point of view. Accordingly, Zafer newspaper, which is close to the Democratic Party government, presents the government's investment and development policy as the main event in a discourse that is far from being critical; Yeni Ulus newspaper, which is close to CHP, on the other hand, positioned the Democrat Party as a party that puts the workers in a difficult situation in the economic field with its wrong policies, and exhibits an attitude of repression and violence, and produced a discourse suitable for this positioning. This study is important for facilitating an understanding of the difference between the way newspapers produce and present news content in Turkish political history, based on the detailed news presentations on the 1954 Turkish general elections.

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