Özet:

During the National Struggle in Marash, US press had paid great attention to Marash defense because of the American missionaries in the city. News sent by missionaries from the city published in the US press. The missionaries' diaries about the conflicts between Turks and French were published in the newspapers. Many claims about the Armenians, damages in the city caused by conflicts, the situation of the French occupation forces in the city, withdrawal of occupation forces from the city were published as news in American newspapers.  In addition, some newspapers reported on the statements of Ottoman administrators about events in Marash. In this study; The news of 20 different American newspapers covering the events of January-February in 1920 were mentioned and they were evaluated as comparative. The newspapers’ news were classified under the headings such as, the beginning of the conflicts, the Ottoman administrators' explanations about the conflicts in Marash, damage in the city caused by the invasion, the liberation of Marash from the occupation, the claims about the Armenians and the situation of the French occupation forces. The news of the newspapers about Marash was examined and it was aimed to reveal different sources of the city’s history in the years of the National Struggle.In addition, this study was conducted to investigate how events in Marash were handled in American press and presented to American public.

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