FAIK AHMET BARUTÇU’NUN KALEMINDEN II. İNÖNÜ MUHAREBESI
The Second Battle of Inonu Written by Faik Ahmet Barutçu

Summary/Abstract: The Allies which commented arbitrary to Armistice of Mudros was signed on October 30, 1918 had begun the invasion of Turkey from November 1, 1918. While the Istanbul government and the press that support this government were silent in the face of these events, the Anatolian press gave all the support to the National Struggle Movement. One of these newspapers was the İstikbâl that was published in Trabzon. Greeks organized by the aid of England and Greece was intensively prepared to establish an independent Greek-Pontus State which included Trabzon and it’s around. The press was the most important step in this preparation. İstikbâl was a newspaper that established with the purpose of raising awareness of the people against these propagandas of the Greeks and fighting them in the field of press. The leading articles of the newspaper that between 10 December 1918-17 March 1925 continued to publication was written by Mr. Faik Ahmet (Barutçu) who was same time the owner of the newspaper. The issue of our work is articles that were written by Mr. Faik Ahmet between on March 10, 1921 and April 19 related the Second Battle of İnönü. These articles which related to the reasons for the war, progress of battle and its result, as well as the attitude of the European states in this process and afterwards are important in terms of reflection on the press of Second Battle of İnönü.

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