Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CTAD-CUMHURIYET TARIHI ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.34, ss.675-709, 2021 (ESCI)
Turkish journalism activities, which started in the 19th century in the Ottoman Empire, had a nature that accelerated the westernization movements. The press, which adopted an action rather against the State together with private journalism, acted for the country during the national struggle and for the State in the Republic period. The press, which operated towards the decisions of the State administration during the Tanzimat Reform Era and Constitutional Monarchy Period, was publishing to save the State during the War of Independence, and produced contents that supported the policies of the government in the Republic period. During the Republic period, the media activities under the control of the government are within the framework of the establishment and protection of the revolutions. The newspapers that the government has established ties economically and ideologically have endeavored to defend the revolutions. This effort has emerged as the product of a certain strategy. The contents of the Zonguldak newspaper, which was published in Zonguldak province between 1923 and 1954, exemplify the strategies followed by newspapers in order to establish and root the revolutions. Newspaper contents, which were examined through thematic qualitative data analysis technique within the scope of the study, reveals that protective attitude towards revolutions was displayed, the leader was glorified, comparison between Ottoman Empire and Turkey was made, special sensitivity was shown to anniversaries, other Kemalist media organs were supported and a publishing policy was followed around a certain strategy.