A COMPARISON OF THE STANCES OF THE KADRO AND BÜYÜK DOĞU JOURNALS TOWARDS THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTIONS

After the turkish war of independence, essential modernisation action has been conducted as revolutions. modernisation first occurred in political life and then diffused into all areas of social life. these developments in young turkey occupied a significant place in the turkish press. while a wing of the press supported the revolutions, another section toke an oppositional stance. this paper studied the stance towards the modernisation movement and press relationships of two journals published in two different eras of the single party era after the republic. büyük doğu (the great east) issues printed between 1949-1951 and kadro (cadre) issues printed between 1932-1935 were reviewed for this objective. the review studied by descriptive analysis how modernism was constructed, treated and represented in these journals of their respective eras. according to the results, kadro has been the biggest supporter of the revolutionary movement while büyük doğu has exhibited an oppositional stance against the revolutionary movement.