The Reflection of the 1939-40 Soviet-Finnish Winter War on Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet and Tan Newspapers and Evaluations on the Ideological Positions of These Newspapers

Serdar Kara

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The Reflection of the 1939-40 Soviet-Finnish Winter War on Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet and Tan Newspapers and Evaluations on the Ideological Positions of These Newspapers

Yazarlar:

Serdar Kara

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Yakın Dönem Türkiye Araştırmaları Issue 44, pp.359-392

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311794

pISSN:

1304-9720

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Özet:

 Freedom of the press, which can be considered to have relatively increased during the short-lived multi-party system with the experience of the Liberal Free Republican Party in 1930, was restricted after the closure of the party, and later a one-party system began to be consolidated in Türkiye in parallel with the general trend in the world. During this period, the Turkish press was unable to find a chance to reveal clearly its ideological preferences, especially regarding domestic policy and the regime and to hold discussions in this direction. The press demonstrated its ideological tendencies mainly through the world issues of the period. Therefore, the foreign political events of the single-party period are an important source of data in terms of reflecting the ideological preferences of the press in Türkiye. The Winter War, which began with the attack of the Soviet Union on Finland as a local war briefly after the Second World War and lasted for approximately three months, is a remarkable event for understanding the ideological tendencies of the Turkish press. This study discusses the approach of Cumhuriyet, Yeni Sabah, and Tan newspapers which were known as the newspapers with three different tendencies in Türkiye during the Second World War, towards the Winter War. The study examined the articles and news in these newspapers and evaluated their ideological tendencies through their approaches to the Winter War. In addition, the article analyzed the relationship between the attitude of the press towards the Winter War and Turkish foreign policy between 1939 and 1940.

 Freedom of the press, which can be considered to have relatively increased during the short-lived multi-party system with the experience of the Liberal Free Republican Party in 1930, was restricted after the closure of the party, and later a one-party system began to be consolidated in Türkiye in parallel with the general trend in the world. During this period, the Turkish press was unable to find a chance to reveal clearly its ideological preferences, especially regarding domestic policy and the regime and to hold discussions in this direction. The press demonstrated its ideological tendencies mainly through the world issues of the period. Therefore, the foreign political events of the single-party period are an important source of data in terms of reflecting the ideological preferences of the press in Türkiye. The Winter War, which began with the attack of the Soviet Union on Finland as a local war briefly after the Second World War and lasted for approximately three months, is a remarkable event for understanding the ideological tendencies of the Turkish press. This study discusses the approach of Cumhuriyet, Yeni Sabah, and Tan newspapers which were known as the newspapers with three different tendencies in Türkiye during the Second World War, towards the Winter War. The study examined the articles and news in these newspapers and evaluated their ideological tendencies through their approaches to the Winter War. In addition, the article analyzed the relationship between the attitude of the press towards the Winter War and Turkish foreign policy between 1939 and 1940.

 Freedom of the press, which can be considered to have relatively increased during the short-lived multi-party system with the experience of the Liberal Free Republican Party in 1930, was restricted after the closure of the party, and later a one-party system began to be consolidated in Türkiye in parallel with the general trend in the world. During this period, the Turkish press was unable to find a chance to reveal clearly its ideological preferences, especially regarding domestic policy and the regime and to hold discussions in this direction. The press demonstrated its ideological tendencies mainly through the world issues of the period. Therefore, the foreign political events of the single-party period are an important source of data in terms of reflecting the ideological preferences of the press in Türkiye. The Winter War, which began with the attack of the Soviet Union on Finland as a local war briefly after the Second World War and lasted for approximately three months, is a remarkable event for understanding the ideological tendencies of the Turkish press. This study discusses the approach of Cumhuriyet, Yeni Sabah, and Tan newspapers which were known as the newspapers with three different tendencies in Türkiye during the Second World War, towards the Winter War. The study examined the articles and news in these newspapers and evaluated their ideological tendencies through their approaches to the Winter War. In addition, the article analyzed the relationship between the attitude of the press towards the Winter War and Turkish foreign policy between 1939 and 1940.

 1930 yılında Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası deneyimi ile kısa süren çok partili sistem esnasında görece arttığı söylenebilecek basın hürriyeti, fırkanın kapatılmasının ardından kısıtlanmış, dünyadaki genel eğilime paralel olarak Türkiyede de tek partili bir sistem pekiştirilmeye başlanmıştır. Bu dönemde Türk basını özellikle iç politikaya ve rejime ilişkin kendi ideolojik tercihlerini açık bir şekilde ortaya koymak, bu yönde tartışmalar yapmak imkânını bulamamıştır. Basın, ideolojik eğilimlerini daha çok dönemin dünya meseleleri üzerinden göstermiştir. Dolayısıyla tek parti döneminin dış politik olayları, Türkiyede basının ideolojik tercihlerini yansıtması bakımından önemli bir veri kaynağıdır. İkinci Dünya Savaşı başladıktan kısa bir süre sonra lokal bir savaş olarak Sovyetler Birliğinin Finlandiyaya saldırısıyla başlayan ve üç ay kadar süren Kış Savaşı, Türk basınının ideolojik eğilimlerini anlamak bakımından dikkate değer bir olaydır. Bu çalışmada, İkinci Dünya Savaşı yılları Türkiyesinin üç farklı eğilime sahip gazetesi olarak bilinen Cumhuriyet, Yeni Sabah ve Tan gazetelerinin Kış Savaşına yönelik yaklaşımı ele alınmıştır. Bu gazetelerde çıkan yazılar ve haberler incelenmiş, Kış Savaşına yönelik yaklaşımları üzerinden ideolojik eğilimleri hakkında değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır. Ayrıca basının Kış Savaşına dair tutumunun, 1939-40 arası Türk dış politikasıyla ilişkisi irdelenmiştir.

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The Reflection of the 1939-40 Soviet-Finnish Winter War on Yeni Sabah, Cumhuriyet and Tan Newspapers and Evaluations on the Ideological Positions of These Newspapers

Yazarlar:

Serdar Kara

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Yakın Dönem Türkiye Araştırmaları Issue 44, pp.359-392

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311794

pISSN:

1304-9720

Winter War

Turkish Press

The Second World War

Soviet Union

FinlandKış Savaşı

Türk Basını

İkinci Dünya Savaşı

Sovyetler Birliği

Finlandiya

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Serdar Kara

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi: Yakın Dönem Türkiye Araştırmaları Issue 44, pp.359-392

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001311794

pISSN: 1304-9720

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Serdar Kara

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Yakın Dönem Türkiye Araştırmaları Issue 44, pp.359-392

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311794

pISSN:

1304-9720