Iran in the London Gazette (1665-1747)

The foundations of modern journalism were laid in the combination of bourgeoisie's desire to reach the news and ınvention of the printing press. Thomas Archer started to publish newsletters in England called corantos in 1621.The British Parlement Aware of the public need for news, began to publish a newsletter called Mercurius Politicus from 1650 onwards. In 1665, when the royal family was in Oxford, an official newspaper, The Oxford Gazette, was published. The newspaper was called The London Gazette after the Royal family returned to London in 1666. In the official newspaper of United Kingdom numerous reports puplished about Iran. News puplished ın the London Gazette between 1666 and 1736 shed light on the relations of Safavid State with the Ottoman Empire, Russia and European states. Collapse of the Safavid State, the rise of Nadir Shah to power as the absolute ruler of Iran and political developments took in the reign of Nadir Shah were explained in the London Gazette in detail. In this thesis, news puplished in the London Gazette about the Iran evaluated within the historical perspective in the light of the main sources and research works.