Commercial life in Erzurum (1945-1960)

Erzurum; was established at an important position that connects ancient lands such as Anatolia-Iran-Caucasia and Mesopotamia. In addition to its military purpose, which is the main reason for its establishment in this important position, it has been known as a commercial town throughout history. Because it is a commercial center, events that occurred both in Turkey and the world had directly affected the city. Before the effects of the 1929 Depression, which had a great impact on the world economies, were over, with the World War II, state economies were greatly distressed and although Turkey was not a participant in this war, it has taken its share of this economic distress. Erzurum, which is the trade center of the Eastern Anatolia Region, could not remain unconcerned to all these developments and was affected by all these adverse circumstances even before it was able to overcome the effects of the World War I. In this thesis, it is tried to shed light on the World War II which was the milestone of the history and economy of the Republic of Turkey and the developments after the war; the effects of the libertarian economy that develops with the transition from single-party regime to multi-party system on Erzurum with the newspapers of the period, archive documents and document reviews.