Opposition in Early Republican Era: Yarin Newspaper and Arif Oruc

Abstract

Arif Oruc, one of the important opposition figures of the Early Republican Era, targeted the activities of the Single Party term with Yann newspaper published between December 1929 and August 1931. In that period, the press often praised the economic policies; however, those policies were subject to severe criticism in the newspaper Yarm. Especially in Arif Oruc's writings, it is seen that unjust enrichment of people who had close relations with the power was frequently addressed. This article aims to focus on a brief historical period of Turkey by giving special attention to the newspaper Vann of Arif Oruc, in the eyes of the opponents who were not included in the cadre by politically, economically and intellectually. In this respect, a brief period of early Republican history will be re-evaluated in the eve of the opponents.