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National Sovereignty (Hâkimiyet-i Milliyye) newspaper was published on 10 January 1920, by order of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, in order to educate the public about the ideas and ideals that National Struggle was based upon and to counter the publications of Ġstanbul media against National Struggle and unity. In this article, the three fundamental ideas of the National Struggle according to official newspaper, Hâkimiyet-i Milliye, of this national movement are discussed. These three fundamental ideas are nationality, homeland and Turkishness. According to the newspaper, Turkish generation and forefarthers form the definitian of Turkishness, whereas Anatolia has formed the Turkish homeland throughout the history up to the day. Muslims and non-Muslims who participated in the National Struggle, who were attached to Anatolia, Turkish Nation and the State were part of the Turkish nation. National Struggle movement has thought the people living in Anatolia, including women, elderly, children, Muslims and non-Muslims to be a nation. It has defined their national identity. Furthermore in the newspaper, an emphasis is made on the Turkish generation, Turkish language and the Turkish culture as playing parts in forming of the Turkish national identity. Orthodox Turks and the Greek minority in Anatolia left over from the East Roman Empire, called Rumi are different and it is important to emphasize their differences for this very reason. Using this frame of reference, this article analyzes the idea of nationaltiy of Turks, Kurds, Chechens, Christian Turks, Armenians and Rumi’s in the Hâkimiyet-i Milliyye newspaper.

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