The Falklands War in Turkish national press

After Having been a dispute between Britain and Argentine Since 1833, Falkland Islands was occupied by Argentine on April 2, 1982. Argentine asserts that occupation was to safe sovereignty of its islands which under British colonialism. Sovyet Union, Cuba and Most of Latin Amerikan countries supported the occupation. Acording to British, the occupation was a violation of its territory. British government not only dispatched a task force to the Falkland, but also summoned United Nation Security Council to discus the occupation. Security Council gave a resolotion demanding for Argentine to withdraw its forces from Islanders. The resolotion legitimated Britain's military response to the invasion. But yet Argentine did not withraw its forces. The United Nation, Under article 51, gives a right of self defence if an armed attack occurs. Britain, under Article 51, decided to use a military response. Although some peace proposal were presented to prevent the war, Both countries did not compromise. So, the conflict resulted in modern War. Before and during the War accured some impotant development and outcomes which was also broadly assessed and discused a in the Turkish press. columnists, journalists and authors, who assesed and commented the developments, put across their comments, sights and analyses which include important information and outcomes about the war. This thesis aim to centre these comments and outcomes which, we think, contribute to Turkish litereature. During the war, Turkish press generally narrated the events or happenings of the war in an objective manner. But correspondents and columnists who discused the war generally critisized the policy of the two countries (Argentine and Britain) and commented the resolotion of UN and the policy of other countries about the Falklands War. İn this thesis, the countries' reactions to the Falkland War was also clarified by Turkish press. İn this thesis, it can be sait that The press summed up the outcomes of the war and the lesson to be learned from the war. Key Words: Island, Falkland, Dispute, War, Turkish Press