TÜRK VE YUNAN BASININDAN ÖRNEKLERLE MANİSA’DA İŞGALİN İLK EVRESİ (MAYIS-HAZİRAN 1919)
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE OCCUPATION IN MANİSA WITH EXAMPLES FROM TURKISH AND GREEK PRESS (MAY-JUNE 1919)

Summary/Abstract: 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Greek occupation and the our National Struggle in the Aegean Region. The process which started with the invasion of İzmir on May 15, 1919, continued soon after in Greek occupation of Manisa. One of the main sources of this process is the press of the period. Newspapers published in Turkey has fulfilled their duties of informing their readers about the occupation under extremely difficult conditions. However, the situation of the press is different in Greece which occupies the region. In our country, it was not emphasized how the other party approaches the situation. However, the press is an important resource in Greece as well as in our country. Of course the general view of the Greek press in those days was positive. Because the Greek armies occupied İzmir, which was of great material and moral importance for them, and continued occupation in the Aegean region rapidly. In this context, it is possible to perceive a general mood of satisfaction in the Greek newspapers. On the other hand, in the Turkish press, a reaction against the occupations and the attempt to prove the Turkishness of the region is perceived. The main objective of this study is to evaluate how the two sides see the occupation of Manisa and transfer them to the public, based on the accessible collections of newspapers published during the occupation period.

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