@article{2017,title={A VIEW TO HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PRESS IN TURKEY FROM OTTOMAN TO REPUBLIC},abstractNode={Tanzimat reform era was a period, which the Ottoman Empire increased herstruggle for innovation and modernization in the last times of 18th century. Both the struggle of modernization and the chaos in some places made it inevitable to reorganize the rural government. The Province Regulation was prepared in November 7, 1964. The states were abrogated with this regulation and the provinces, which were comprised of shires, were founded. One of the most important cultural developments that were seen in these great changes was the printing houses that were opened in every town center. Sultan Abdülaziz learned that newspapers were printed in some places of Egypt in his Egypt travel in 1863 and he ordered that province printing houses were to be founded. After that the printing houses were started to be opened. In these printing houses the bookkeeping operations were prioritized and besides annuals, calendars, and literary and scientific works were printed. In many provinces official province gazettes were printed. So, these printing houses and the gazettes played an important role in appearing the local press, which was named as Anatolian press in later times, in Turkey. Ottoman Empire aimed to mold public opinion by reaching to the people with the local press. The province gazettes played an effective role in defense of the country in the period of national struggle. The tradition that printing local press was continued in the first years of the Republic and was important in making the people welcome the new regime. The province gazettes were pioneer and guide for the local press. In many places, for the first time, periodicals were printed by means of the province gazettes. The printing houses were also worked for the private sector. The gazettes of many places played an important role in educating of the people since they were the first periodicals of the region. The local press supported the cultural life and provides opportunity for many writers and journalist. In this work an evaluation will be made in the light of local press in Turkey, its place and characteristics in Ottoman Empire, the National Struggle, and Republic.},author={Yavuz HAYKIR-- Handan HAYKIR},year={2017},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}