Özet:

Belkıs Hanım, the daughter of the Governor of Shkodra, Bedri Bey, married electrical engineer Tevfik Rıza Bey in 1914. Two months after their wedding, Tevfik Rıza Bey was assigned to the Çanakkale Kilitbahir-Goncasu Radio Telegram Telephone Station for his military service. Tevfik Rıza Bey served at this station between November 15, 1914 and February 18, 1916, wrote 271 letters to his wife Belkıs Hanım during his service, and received 208 replies. In his letters, Tevfik Rıza Bey told of the difficulties of war, while Belkıs Hanım responded with fluid writing about life in Istanbul and her longing for her husband. Belkıs Hanım’s letters are tainted with anxiety, worry and concern.This study aims to analyze Belkıs Hanım’s letters dated March 1915. Eighteen letters were written in March of 1915, mostly in French, and 12 of these were by Tevfik Rıza Bey while 6 were by Belkıs Hanım. Through the letters of Tevfik Rıza Bey and his wife, we will seek insight into the emotions, living conditions and overall environment of those at war and those left behind. At the same time, we will witness how Belkıs Hanım, proud that her husband is serving in Çanakkale, gives her husband courage and strength by her letters at the height of the Battle of Dardanelles