Özet:

The purpose of this study is to draw attention to the different approaches to the mandate issue between Turkish and American public opinion. Two points came to mind related to “the mandate issue during the period of National Struggle” in Turkey. The first one was to leave Turkey to the American mandate as a whole. And, the second one was the efforts of the American President Wilson to mandate Armenia. However, the approach of the American press to the issue was different. Either a common mandate or only the Armenian mandate was mentioned in the news and comments of the American press. In this article, the common mandate issue is discussed within the frame of newspapers published in different states of the USA. Thus, perspectives of various circles in the USA on Turkey were also revealed. According to the American press, most of the missionaries and statesmen residing in Turkey supported the idea of common mandate. There is an issue drawing attention that none of the Armenian American citizens approved the idea of common mandate. All of them only advocated the Armenian mandate. The ones opposing to the common mandate were mostly Armenian citizens. However, it was seen that most of the USA citizens who were not Armenian supported only the Armenian mandate.

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