The Turkish War of Independence in Examples from the Arabic and Hebrew Press of Palestine, 1919-1922 Arapça ve İbranice Filistin Basınından Örneklerde Türk Millî Mücadelesi, 1919-1922

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Tezcan S.

Bilig, cilt.2023, sa.106, ss.173-198, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2023 Sayı: 106
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12995/bilig.10607
  • Dergi Adı: Bilig
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.173-198
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Arabic Press, Hebrew Press, Mustafa Kemal, Palestine, Turkish War of Independence
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study explores how the Turkish War of Independence was construed by five Arabic and Hebrew newspapers published in Palestine between 1919 and 1922, and addresses the following question: What attitudes did some import-ant Arabic and Hebrew newspapers published in Palestine during this period adopt towards the Turkish War of Independence, and what were the reasons for the differences observed in their attitudes? As the analysis shows, two of the Arabic newspapers, al-Karmil and Mirʾat al-Sharḳ, displayed a close interest in and gave fervent support to the Turkish nationalist forces. The main reason for this was their concerns about the British Mandate, which was being established at the time, and particularly about the Balfour Declaration that the Mandate had undertaken to implement. As for Filasṭīn, similarly opposed to Zionism, it adopted a more aloof if not outright hostile attitude toward the Turkish War of Independence. The reason for this was its alignment with the Husseini family, who had made common cause with Sharif Hussein and his sons during World War I and its aftermath. On the other hand, the Hebrew newspapers Do’ar ha-Yom and Haaretz showed themselves impatient for the conclusion of peace, considering that the British Mandate would not come into effect until the peace agreement. Consequently, they kept urging that the two sides should make mutual concessions and that the European powers should mediate for peace.