Author
Travlos, Konstantinos, Akyüz, D., Mert-Travlos, C.
Publication Date
2022
Publication Place
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
Subject
Caricatures, Humour, Rivalry, Superiority-denigration theory, War
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
2307-700X
Record ID
ff479a43-6a09-47c9-8bee-ea6791428460
Library Location
International Relations
Date
2022
Notes
Marilia Apostolaki ; National Library of Greece
Sample Text
A century ago, the Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (Turkish War of Liberation/Asia Minor Campaign) was reaching its culmination point. The war was also fought in the pages of the Press. In this study, we look at the characteristics of the caricatures marshalled in the war effort by three publications. The Greek newspaper Skrip, and the Turkish satirical magazines Karagöz and Güleryüz. We find that most expectations based on semiotics and the concept of interstate rivalry are borne out. Depictions of the ‘Other’ are generally negative. That said we also find that Skrip dedicated the majority of its caricatures to targeting the internal ‘Other’, the Venizelist faction during the National Schism, in contrast to the more focused targeting of the Greek ‘Other’ by the Turkish publications. This finding indicates the dominance of domestic conflicts over the external conflict even during the inflation point of the Greek-Turkish Interstate Rivalry of 1866-1925
DOI
10.7592/EJHR2022.10.4.707
Cilt
10
