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THE ROLE OF LITERARY COMPTETIONS IN PROMOTING ART AND REVITALIZING NATIONALISTIC EMOTIONS: THE SHORT STORY COMPETITION ON "INDEPENDENCE WAR", ORGANIZED IN 1925 BY CUMHURİYET NEWSPAPER
Newspapers have played an important role in Turkish society in increasing popular interest in literature. Cumhûriyet, which has been published since 7 May 1924, has given considerable coverage to literature. In this study, through the literary competition organized by Cumhûriyet in 1925 on “Independence War”, the role of literary competitions in promoting art and revitalizing nationalistic emotions has been analysed.
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Cumhuriyet, literary comptetion, short story, Independence War, National Struggle, art, prize.