Abstract:

The aim of this study is to analyze the explanations with regard to "we" and "they" based on the narrative of the Marash Defence which is found in the today's textbooks. The study was designed as a qualitative research to this end. The data sources of the study consists of Social Studies and the Republic of Turkey Revolution History and Kemalism textbooks taught in the different grade today. In this scope, 4 of these textbooks were chosen in total. 1 of them is Social Studies textbook taught in fourth-grade and 3 of them are the Republic of Turkey Revolution History and Kemalism textbooks. It should be emphasized that students read the last textbooks at the eighth and twelfth degrees. In the selection of these textbooks, it was taken into consideration that they included the subject mentioned above and that they were approved by the Head Council of Education and Morality of the Ministry of National Education. Document analysis method was employed to collect data related to the subject of the study from the textbooks in question. Collected data were analyzed with the content analysis technique. In the result of the analysis, important and remarkable points were identified about "we" and "they" within the context of the Marash Defence in the textbooks.

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