Ankara : The Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, 2008.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2008.Includes bibliographical references leaves 116-122.This study aims to analyze the construction of the anti-Soviet sentiment in
the Turkish press at the beginning of the Cold War, and its evolution during the
period from the death of Stalin in 1953 until the ouster of Khrushchev in 1964.
After an assessment of the antagonism towards Russia in the Turkish public
before 1945, the immense rise of anti-Sovietism in the Turkish press during the
Straits of the Crisis between the Soviet Union and Turkey will be analyzed. The
long term influence of anti-Soviet stance during the crisis, which was also
reflected to the quarrel between Tan and Tanin newspapers in 1945, over the
period 1953–1964 will be examined. Three main issues will be analyzed: The
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influence of the Turkish governments over the press in terms of the construction
of a negative Soviet image will be questioned. The anti-Soviet stance among the
Turkish journalists apart from the state influence will be assessed. The reasons for
the relaxation of anti-Sovietism up to 1960s will be analyzed. In this context, the
general tendency of the Turkish press will be examined with regard to the
examples from the anti-Soviet content from eight prominent newspapers of that
period. Primarily Ulus, as the official press organ of the Republican People’s
Party; and Zafer, as the semi-official press organ of the Democratic Party; and six
independent newspapers, Akşam, Cumhuriyet, Dünya, Hürriyet, Milliyet, and
Vatan will be surveyed in terms of their anti-Soviet content. The prominent
journalists in these newspapers will be also emphasized to observe the individual
anti-Soviet perspectives in the press. The changing attitudes in the press will be
assessed with regard to the developments in the Cold War.Çağdaş, Nazım ArdaM.S
