Abstract:

This study aims to present the arrival and activities of the Allied Fleet in Istanbul after the Armistice of Mudros through the Turkish press of the period. In the study, the news in the press before the Navy's movement to Istanbul, the arrival of the Allied Fleet in Istanbul, its deployment, activities, the states that constitute the navy, and the types and technical characteristics of the ships in the navy are included. In addition, the actions and statements of the Allied Fleet officials in Istanbul and the reactions of the non-Muslims and Turks in the city were also mentioned. Other topics discussed in the study are the start of the occupations by the Allied soldiers and the relations of the representatives of the Allied States with the representatives of the Ottoman Government. Finally, how these developments were evaluated in the articles was examined. All these issues that constitute the content of the study were handled with their reflections in the newspapers of the period and evaluated from the narrative of the press.

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