Abstract:

The time newspaper has been among the newspapers that have transmitted news and articles about the National Struggle, which is a turning point in the Turkish political life, to readers in a national position. Many of the newspapers that operated during this period were out in the capital Istanbul. After Mustafa Kemal Pasha began preparations for the National Struggle in Anadolu, the Istanbul press was divided into two parties: the supporters and the opponents of the National Struggle. The importance of the news and writings of Vakit, which is a national struggle and one of the newspapers operating under difficult conditions in Istanbul, is quite high. Specifically in Istanbul, the Time newspaper, which has fulfilled an important responsibility by creating the public in the direction of the National Struggle, has been closely interested in the developments of the period and has shared them with its readers by informing them. The time newspaper welcomed the occupational movements with a reaction and gave news calling for the Sevr Treaty, which was forced to be accepted by the opposition states. Even the day the treaty was signed, declaring the National Math Day, Turks signed their own death penalty with their own hands. In this study, the process continued from the date in which Mustafa Kemal Pasha left Istanbul and started the National Fight until the date in which TBMM was invited to the Lozan Conference was discussed in the Time newspaper axis. During this process, the occupational movements and the reflection of the foreign policy of the period were analyzed in the Time newspaper.

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Vakit newspaper is among the newspapers that convey the news and articles about National Struggle, which is a turning point in Turkish political life, to its readers with a national stance. Many of the newspapers operating in this period were published in the capital Istanbul. When Mustafa Kemal Pasha started preparations for the National Struggle in Anatolia, the Istanbul press was divided into two as supporters and opponents of the National Struggle. The news and articles of Vakit, which is a pro-National Struggle and one of the newspapers operating in Istanbul under difficult conditions, are very important. Vakit newspaper, which fulfills an important responsibility especially by creating public opinion in the direction of the National Struggle in Istanbul, was closely interested in the developments of the period and shared them with its readers by making news. Vakit newspaper reacted to the occupation movements and gave the news that criticized the Treaty of Sèvres, which was forced to be accepted by the Entente States. He even declared that the signing of the treaty was the national mourning day and that he stated that Turks signed their own death warrant with their own hands. In this study, the period that continued from the date when Mustafa Kemal Pasha left Istanbul and started the National Struggle to the Parliament's Lausanne Conference was handled by the Vakit newspaper axis. In this process, the occupation movements and the reflections of the foreign policy of the period on the Vakit newspaper were analyzed.