The establishment of the Thracian Pasheli Defence Law Society, its activities and its reflection on the press

XIV. and XV. Thrace, which was conqvered by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, remained under Turkish rule for centuries. As a result of the policies implemented by the Ottoman Empire, this multinational geography was managed smoothly. As a matter of fact, the idea of natıonalism, which influenced rhe whale World, caused the Thracian Nations to First revalt and then gain their independence. After the Balkan wars, the Ottoman Empire completeky lost its Western Thace lands, Subseqvently the Ottoman Empire porticipaded in World War I, took part in the Alliance Blac and was Defeated in the war. This situatian made the lands of Eastern Thrace open to accupation. Thracian Turks, who wanted to preserve the existing Thrace Pashaeli sacılands, gothered under the roof of the Thrace Pashaeli Sacıety and started the war of independence in Thace. With the start of the Greek occupolion in july 1920,vmembers of the society decided to engage in armed resitance. Thet fought for months againts greek gogs, thus cousing the Greak army to dacide to leove the there-bdivisian farce it would use in the invasion of Anatolia Thrace. During the accupotian that started after the Armistice of munros, newsppers serving as the spokespersans of the National Societies were estatlished in Anatolia and Throce. Trakya Pashaeli Newspaper served as th spokesperson of the Trakya Paşaeli Saciety during this period ant wrote a baut every activity in order to gother supparters. Newspopers established fort he defense of the homeland during the War of independence made significant cantributians.