Özet:

The Ottoman State, immediately after the Balkan War, went to the First World War and fought in many fronts but was defeated consequently. On September 29, 1918 as a result of the treaty signed between Bulgaria and the Entente states, the Ottoman State was exposed to an invasion from the west. After the resignation of the Cabinet of Talat Pasha on October 7, 1918, the Cabinet of Ahmed Izzet Pasha was formed. The occupation of the southern part of Anatolia by the Entente states on the pretext of Article 7 of the Armistice of Mudros resulted in great civil resistance. The region was first occupied by the British, and then it was left to France, including the southern region of Marash, under the "Syrian Treaty" dated September 17, 1919. Thus the French entered Marash on October 31, 1919. The clashes in Marash between January 20, 1920 and February 11, 1920 caused by the French-Armenian cooperation led to the heroic struggle of the Marash people. This paper will discuss the approaches of the National Sovereignty Newspaper to the French invasion and Armenian atrocity in Marash, where the conclusion will review why the French evacuated the region and the contribution of the newspaper to the defense of Marash and the general public attitude.

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