Dışişleri Bakanlığı Türk Diplomatik Arşiv Belgelerine Göre Cumhuriyet Öncesi Radyo ve Türkiye (1919-1923)
Radio and Turkey in the Pre-Republican Period According to Turkish Diplomatic Archival Documents (1919-1923)

Summary/Abstract: Contrary to popular belief, history of radio broadcasting in Turkey dates back to earlier times. Although the first radio broadcast in our country took place on May 6, 1927, wireless telephones began to be used just before the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. Although the first existence of radio in this form in our lands shows that it was used mostly for communication purposes during the War of Independence, recent documents show us that this communication experience has become more developed and not only serves the communication required for the defense of the country, but also serves a wide variety of purposes on the international platform. The fact that radio was an imported invention obviously required some cooperation in owning it and using it in communication and broadcasting. On the other hand, this study will discuss whether the Treaty of Moscow dated March 16, 1921 had an impact on the entry of radio into Turkey. It is also important that the issue coincides with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. Because radio, which came to life on the international platform during this period, was tried to be implemented with Russian sources before 1925 and 1927. The documents we used in the study were obtained from the Presidential State Archives, the Turkish Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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