Abstract:

Before the First World War, the countries established interconnections in accordance with their own interests, initiating the leadership of this blockade in 1882 by agreement with Germany, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and Italy. But Italy later declared its neutrality, suggesting the excuse for the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which began the First World War, to act without consultation. Italy, which declared its neutrality when the war began, was part of the Opposition Block by signing the London Treaty with Britain and France on 26 April 1915 in accordance with its interests, with the St. Jean de Maurienne Treaty on 20 April 1917 and the control of an square region surrounding the territory of the Anatolian territory of İzmir, Konya and Antalya. However, the departure of Izmir to Greece at the Paris Peace Conference on January 18, 1919, which ended the war, was a disappointment for Italy. On May 15, 1919, Greece invaded the city of İzmir (Smyrna). In this study, the two main Italian newspapers, Avanti and La Stampa, which address different social and cultural masses, in terms of showing how Italy, which is promised to him in secret treaties, is interpreted in the Italian press; the reflections of the occupation of Izmir by the Greeks are discussed.