Paris'te Yunan Propagandası 1919-1920
Greek Propaganda in Paris (1919-1920)

Summary/Abstract: World War I gave Greece important opportunities to realize the idea of Greater Greece. Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, who won the struggle with the Greek King, who abstained from being involved in the war, included his country in the war alongside the allies of Great Britain and France. Venizelos declared a diplomatic mobilization on behalf of his country in order to get a share of the success achieved at the end of the war, as he sided with the allied states in the war. Venizelos expressed his demands on behalf of Greece for the realization of Greater Greece at the Paris Peace Conference opened in Paris on January 18, 1919. In this process, there was a Western public opinion before Venizelos who needed to be convinced of the justification of his demands. On the other hand, despite having won the support of Great Britain and France before the Conference began, Venizelos had to persuade the President of the United States of America, Wilson, who was one of the members of the Supreme Council at the Conference. In addition, Venizelos had to justify in the discussions that took place in this period due to the Greek claims of the Great Powers on the lands promised to Italy before and during the War. In the article, the Greek propaganda carried out under the leadership of the Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos will be discussed during the Paris Peace Conference, which was opened on January 18, 1919 to discuss the peace conditions after the First World War. In this context, the article will try to explain how the Greeks created a public opinion in their favor in Paris by discussing the books and brochures published, the exhibitions and meetings held, the interviews and the conferences held. In the article, it will also be discussed how the demands made by Venizelos for Greece at the Paris Peace Conference were introduced to the public through the French press as part of a propaganda activity.

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