Özet:

In the first quarter of the 20th century, new political structures emerged in two different regions of the Turkish world. While the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) was established on April 23, 1920, the People's Republic of Bukhara (PRB) was proclaimed on October 6, 1920. In this context, while the recognition of PRB was foreseen in the first international agreement signed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, deputy Soysallıoğlu İsmail Suphi was sent to the region on a special mission. İsmail Suphi carried out important activities to bring together the conflicting groups in Turkestan and to establish the Turkestan National Union. PRB also gave special importance to establishing political relations with Turkey, sending a diplomatic delegation at the end of 1921 and demanding the appointment of an ambassador from Ankara. In this study, the role of ethnic consciousness in the foreign policy of the Turkish Grand National Assembly towards the People's Republic of Bukhara and the effect of the events on the formation of public opinion were examined in the axis of the activities of the period press and public opinion-forming actors; It has been revealed that the consciousness of being the same nation is an important factor affecting the policy of the GNAT Government. In addition, it has been seen that the attitude of public opinion-building actors and the press has created a positive public opinion-forming result for the Turkestan Turks.