Abstract:

In this paper, the developments in Kütahya during the War of Independence are discussed with their aspects reflected in the US and British press. Therefore, the main purpose of the study is to present the events in Kütahya between 1918-1922 to the information of the reader by using the US and British press. In this study, the comparative content analysis method was preferred. First, news and articles related to the research topic were determined, and then this news and articles were classified by considering the principle of objectivity. The articles, which are understood to present the developments in Kütahya to the reader as they are, and which are understood to belong to the news agencies, were evaluated primarily, and the news that contained false information was excluded from the evaluation. The news and articles decided to be included in the evaluation were included in the study after they were compared with the information from local sources. The study's findings, which are considered important, contribute to the literature of research about Kütahya and reveal how the press organs of the two important countries of the period, the US and England, presented the developments in Kütahya to their readers. It has been determined that the press organs of the US and England gave a significant place to the developments in Kütahya during the War of Independence.

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