İkinci Dünya Savaşı Yıllarında Sertellerin Tan Gazetesi ve Tan Olayının Ulusal Basın ile Anılar Ekseninde Analizi

The newspaper Tan, led by Sertels, came to the forefront with its left-leaning publication policy in the Turkish press history. During the World War Two, the Tan newspaper adopted a pro-Allied anti-German principle consistent with Turkey's foreign policy. The newspaper, had a distinct sympathy towards the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Following the end of the war, Turkish democracy entered the transition to multi-party political life. At that point, the Tan newspaper, which advocated for single-party liquidation, democracy and freedom, had openly supported the new party preparations of the memorandum of the four group of Republican People's Party. For this purpose, a press was established under the name of Görüşler. The political stance of Tan and Görüşler had disturbed some circles. On December 4, 1945, the printing house where Tan and Görüşler were published, was destroyed as a result of some protests. The events of December 4, 1945, described as the Tan event, joined by the people from different parts of the political spectrum, like; Turgut Özal, Süleyman Demirel, İlhan Selçuk, Altemur Kılıç, Celadet Moralıgil, Ali İhsan Göğüş and Orhan Birgit. In this study, the newspaper Tan During the World War Two and the participation of ideologically divergent names in the destruction of Tan Printing House was examined from a historical perspective.