İngiliz, İtalyan ve Fransız Basınında Büyük Taarruz ile İlgili Yayınlanan Haberler ve Türk Basınındaki Yansımaları

Abstract

The Turkish Army launched an unexpected offensive against the Greek Army on August 26, 1922.The political authorities of England, France and Italy were shocked when they heard this sudden attack of the Turks while they were preparing for a peace conference that would end the Turkish & Greek war in 1922. The British, Italian and French press informed their readers on developments at the front during the Great Offensive. The press of three states did not hide the Turkish successes against the Greeks. Especially the French and Italian press did not hide the joy they felt for the victory of the Turks against the Greeks. They concluded that the Turkish army and Mustafa Kemal had a great success in this war, the Greeks were defeated, and the result of the war was a disaster for the Greeks. The French and Italians, who turned their backs on the British policy in Anatolia, showed the world public opinion through the press that their position is rightful, by this victory. According to the French and Italian press, two sides lost this war. One is England, and the other is Greece. The British press, on the other hand, did not hesitate to criticize its own administration and Prime Minister Lloyd George's policy in Anatolia, and cited the Turkish success as a bankruptcy of this policy. The Turkish press also conveyed the news from three big states’ press to their readers. Thus, showed both the outside world and its own public that the Turks were rightful and successful in the Turkish & Greek war in Anatolia.
 In my study, the main source is 1922 dated English and Ottoman newspapers. The data related to Italian and French press are taken from the works written by experts of the subject. The aim of the study is to reveal how the Great Offensive subject was handled by the big states and to show how the Turkish press is interested in it. In addition, the study is important in terms of seeing the compatibility of the news in Turkish and foreign press about the Great Offensive.