Özet:

At the end of the First World War, the Mudros Armistice was signed by the Ottoman Empire. Partition plans previously agreed with secret agreements were put into practice and hence the occupations began. Turkish people, who did not accept the occupations, entered into the struggle by organizing around the Associations for the Defense of the National Rights (Müdafaa-i Hukuk Cemiyetleri). The occupation of İzmir by the Greeks was the spark thatfired the National Struggle in Anatolia. The occupation of İzmir which started on May 15, 1919 and lasted more than three years was about to end with the end of the Great Offensive (Büyük Taaruz). Our victorious army marching towards İzmir entered the city on 9th September and received by the people with great enthusiasm. This study examines how liberation of İzmir was represented and reflected upon by the three newspapers – namely Vakit, Akşam and İleri -- published in occupied Istanbul.

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