RADIO PROPAGANDA IN TURKEY IN WORLD WAR II

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2025-12-25

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Şen, Baran

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This thesis examines the utilisation of radio as a medium of both propaganda and counter-propaganda in Turkey during the Second World War (1939–1945). It analyses how radio, as a form of mass communication, was employed by the Turkish state to disseminate official narratives to domestic and international audiences, while also countering foreign propaganda campaigns aimed at influencing public opinion and undermining Turkey’s wartime position and policies. Although Turkey did not participate in the war as a belligerent power, it nevertheless became a focal point of competing propaganda efforts by the warring states. By focusing on radio broadcasting practices and state information management, this study demonstrates the strategic role of radio in shaping Turkey’s wartime neutrality, controlling public discourse, and maintaining its diplomatic balance throughout the conflict.

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Propaganda, Counter-propaganda, Radio

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/118199

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis