Özet:

When the Entente States attempted to invade the Turkish lands after the First World War, the Turkish people got involved in a justifiable resistance and launched the struggle for independence against the occupation forces that wanted to inflict a blow on their independence. As a result, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, rising as a manifestation of national sovereignty, was established in Ankara, the heart of Anatolia that assumed the locomotive’s role for the National Struggle’s conduct initiated under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal. In this regard, this study addresses the repercussions of the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, whose establishment national will came into being, and the National Struggle gained momentum in the Anatolian press. The primary materials of this study include the Açıksöz [Frank] in Kastamonu, Albayrak [Turkish Flag] in Erzurum, Öğüd [Advice] in Konya and İzmir’e Doğru [Toward Izmir] in Balıkesir, newspapers witnessing the period from four different points of Anatolia and supporting the National Struggle for newspapers played essential roles in informing, raising awareness of, and guiding the people in a world with no radio and television as means of forming public opinion. The study aims to present the announcement of the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to Anatolia, the joy it aroused and celebrations held in Anatolia, the meaning and importance of the establishment of the Assembly for Anatolia and the expectations of the Anatolia from the Assembly from the eyes of the press from different points of the country.

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