Reflections of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in the Turkish press

The subject of our study is the response of the Hungarian revolution in 1956 in the Turkish press. The main purpose of the thesis was the reflection of the processes in Hungary before the revolution, the factors that triggered the revolution, the revolution and the situation in the country after the revolution, in the Turkish press. In order to obtain the study, national and local newspapers published in and after 1956, magazines of the period and other works were examined and this study was revealed. The quest for freedom and liberty emerged most prominently in Hungary among the states that had been part of the Soviet Union for many years, and this idea, which was based on students, erupted at a time when no one expected it and turned into an action movement. The revolution progressed successfully, and since communism, which found a place in the country after the Second World War, negatively affected the working conditions, economic activities and thus the Hungarians in the country over time, it was thought that Hungary should be completely cleansed of the Soviets. The return of the Soviet Union with a greater force in the process caused the successful revolution to be lost. Even though the revolution ended in failure, Hungarians attracted the world's attention to themselves and paved the way for the communist ideas and in this context the Soviet Union to be criticized and judged in the minds. While these developments were taking place in the world, the public opinion in Turkey, which is known to be related to Hungarians in terms of ancestry, came up with ideas in support of Hungarians, and these ideas were reflected in newspapers, newspaper columns, magazines, literature and art works.