The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Second World War according to the Cumhuriyet newspaper (1939-1945)

In this study, the perspective of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in Cumhuriyet Newspaper, which was the leading newspaper of the press during the Second World War, which deeply affected the whole world and took place between 1939 and 1945, is analyzed. How the Soviets, which had a large geographical area, were covered in the columns and news articles in Cumhuriyet Newspaper was investigated in depth. The study primarily focuses on the developments from September 1, 1939, when the war began, to September 2, 1945, when Japan fell. There are many newspapers in the press in Turkey. In the light of these newspapers, it was determined that the Second World War was frequently covered. The newspaper with the highest circulation among these newspapers is Cumhuriyet. In the literature, it has been determined that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics during the Second World War under the leadership of Cumhuriyet Newspaper has not been studied. In this thesis, the writings of columnists writing in Cumhuriyet Newspaper, which closely followed the war, were researched and their perspectives on the Soviets were analyzed. In addition, the news about the Soviet Union written in the newspaper under the headings and under the subheadings were evaluated by using them as a source. In the study, Cumhuriyet Newspaper, Selçuk University and Istanbul University archives, the State Archive of the Presidency and literature on the subject were used. The vast commentaries of many columnists with different perspectives in Cumhuriyet Newspaper were analyzed. An analysis of opinion columns and news articles reveals that from the beginning to the end of the war, the Soviets were often portrayed in a positive light in terms of Turkish-Soviet relations.