MİLLÎ MÜCADELE DÖNEMİNDE AMERİKAN BASININDA DİYARBAKIR

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Millî Mücadele döneminde Diyarbakır’da yaşanan gelişmelerle ilgili Amerikan basınında yer almış olan haber ve yazılar esas alınarak bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Millî Mücadele döneminde Diyarbakır’da ve Diyarbakır’a ilişkin yaşanan gelişmelerin Amerikan basını bağlamında değerlendirilmesi çalışmanın kapsamını oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın amacı, Amerikan basınındaki bilgilerden yararlanılarak Millî Mücadele döneminde Diyarbakır’da yaşanan gelişmelerin okuyucunun bilgisine sunulmasıdır. Amerikan basın organlarının dönem boyunca Diyarbakır’daki gelişmeleri yakından takip ettikleri anlaşılmaktadır. Bugüne kadar böyle bir çalışmanın yapılmamış olması, bu çalışmanın temel motivasyon kaynağını oluşturmuştur. Bu araştırmada karşılaştırmalı analiz yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Ona göre öncelikle Amerikan basınında konuya ilişkin yer almış olan haber ve yazılar tespit edilerek tasnif edilmiş, ardından tespit edilen bilgiler yerli kaynaklardaki bilgilerle karşılaştırıldıktan sonra değerlendirme kapsamına alınmıştır. Yanlış bilgiler barındırdığı ve propaganda amacıyla yazıldığı aşikâr olan, gerçeklerle hiçbir ilgisi bulunmadığı belirlenmiş olan haber ve yazılar bu değerlendirmenin dışında tutulmuştur. Çalışmanın muhtemel bulguları, Amerikan basınının Diyarbakır’daki gelişmelere ilişkin sürekli olarak tavır değişikliğine gittiğinin tespit edilmesi ve konuya ilişkin araştırmaların literatürüne katkıda bulunulmasıdır.

Keywords

• Amerikan Basını
• Diyarbakır
• Millî Mücadele Dönemi
• Diyarbekir
• Dış Basın
• American Press
• Diyarbakir
• National Struggle Period
• Foreign Press

DIYARBAKIR IN THE AMERICAN PRESS DURING THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE

Abstract

In this paper, evaluates the developments in Diyarbakir during the National Struggle based on the news and articles in the American press. Assessment of the developments in and about Diyarbakir in the context of the American press during the National Struggle period formed the scope of the study. The study aims to present the developments in Diyarbakir during the National Struggle, by using the information in the American press. It is understood that the American press organs closely followed the developments in Diyarbakir throughout the period. The primary driving force for this study was the lack of previous research in this area. In this study, comparative analysis method was preferred. Accordingly, news and articles on the subject in the American press were identified and classified, and then the information was compared with the information in domestic sources and then included in the scope of the evaluation. The news and articles, which are obviously written for propaganda purposes and contain false information were excluded from this evaluation. The possible findings of the study are that the American press constantly changes its attitude towards the developments in Diyarbakir and that it contributes to the literature of research on the subject.

Keywords

• American Press
• Diyarbakir
• National Struggle Period
• Foreign Press

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