An Analysis of Newspaper Columns in Albayrak, a Strong Voice in the National Struggle

This study seeks to understand the role and function of the newspaper Albayrak, which was published in Erzurum during the National Struggle, in the context of the historical and social conditions of the pe-riod. It offers a content map of this little-known newspaper and uses it as a window onto the role of the press, and specifically newspaper columns, during the National Struggle. To this end, it analyses the entire newspaper in general and its columns in particular using content analysis. It argues that the newspaper's columns played an important role in articulating the spirit of and garnering public support for the National Struggle. It further argues that the newspaper was instrumental in the creation of a sense of social soli-darity and unity during the independence struggle and in nourishing national resistance against imperial occupation.

Journal

ILEF DERGISI

Year

2022

Volume

9

Issue

2

Pages

372-407

ISSN

2148-7219

eISSN

2458-9209

DOI

10.24955/ilef.993100

WoS UID

WOS:000944703100005