THE LIBERATION OF IZMIR IN THE OCCUPIED ISTANBUL PRESS

Abstract

At the end of the First World War, the Mudros Armistice was signed by the OttomanEmpire. Partition plans previously agreed with secret agreements were put into practice andhence the occupations began. Turkish people, who did not accept the occupations, enteredinto the struggle by organizing around the Associations for the Defense of the NationalRights (Müdafaa-i Hukuk Cemiyetleri). The occupation of İzmir by the Greeks was thespark thatfired the National Struggle in Anatolia. The occupation of İzmir which started onMay 15, 1919 and lasted more than three years was about to end with the end of the GreatOffensive (Büyük Taaruz). Our victorious army marching towards İzmir entered the city on9th September and received by the people with great enthusiasm. This study examines howliberation of İzmir was represented and reflected upon by the three newspapers – namelyVakit, Akşam and İleri -- published in occupied Istanbul.

Özet

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