Hakimiyet-i Milliye newspaper as to the Turkish and Russian relationships (1920-1923 )

At the end of World World I Mondros Armistice was signed and according to the seventh entry of the armistice Western Imperialist States attempted to occupy the Ottoman State territories. Upon the territories being occupied, the ?National Struggle? started with the leadership of Atatürk. And ?Hakimiye Milliye? newspaper was established by Mustafa Kemal Pasha on behalf of Anadolu Müdâfaa-i Hukûk Cemiyeti in order to make the Turkish People inform about the ?National Struggle?. But the participation of only the people wouldn?t be enough so as to be successful in this fight. A country that would provide the necessary needs and that wouldn?t be on the side of emperialism was needed. Mustafa Kemal Pasha decided that that country would be the Russian State on account of being on the same side and struggling with the same enemy. Therefore, he was able to use the newspaper ?Hâkimiyet-i Milliye? which was the rising voice of National Struggle of Anatolia efficiently in order to direct the foreign policy. This study is examining how the newspaper, which started to be published during the National Struggle period, reflect Turkish-Russian relationships and how it could direct the struggle between the years 1920 and 1923. Within this period all the news related to our subject have been scanned, transcribed from the Arabic alphabet to the Latin one, and has been examined by taking into consideration of the conditions of their time. According to the published news, it can be clearly seen that all the relations between Turkish and Russian were carried in the articles, there were no negative written articles, and there were a number of emphasis why Turkish and Russian were friends due to giving mutual struggle against emperialism. Furthermore, if the newspaper ?Hâkimiyet-i Milliye? published by the National Struggle leaders taken into consideration, it would fully be understood that not merely military or political but press policy should be carried out in order to found a country.Key Words1.National Struggle2.Hâkimiyet-i Milliye Newspaper3.Turkish-Russian4.Chicherin5.Foreign Policy6.Moskow Treaty