Özet:

As is known, the First World War brought with it the concept of total war. With total war, when the combatant states realized that military resources alone were not enough to succeed, they also needed the support of civilians. In order to reach the resources available to civilians and the civilians themselves, states have taken initiatives to change their thoughts and therefore their behavior. For this reason, "propaganda" activities were initiated to be effective in the eyes of civilians. Combatant states carried out propaganda activities not only against their own citizens but also against the populations of their enemies or neutral countries. The Ottoman Empire was naturally affected by this change in the world. In this study, the Ottoman State's understanding of propaganda and its activities in the era of professional propaganda will be examined, and the institutions created for these activities will be scrutinized. In addition, the study will examine the propaganda activities of the Ottoman Empire, especially in neutral European countries. In addition, information will be given about the propaganda activities carried out in the lands of enemy countries and the problems that arose during these activities will be analyzed. Again, within the scope of propaganda activities, the relations of the Ottoman Empire with its allies in the war will also be analyzed. Thus, the essence of the propaganda activities of the Ottoman Empire in geographies that were thought to be extremely ineffective will be tried to be understood.

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