This book explores the life and ideas of the eminent liberal journalist, Ahmed Emin (Yalman)’s changing perceptions of the “other” in the Armistice Period (1918-1923) and beyond. Throughout the work, Ahmed Emin’s perception of non-Muslim Ottomans, non-Turkish Muslims and the Western powers, as well as the changes in these perceptions are all analyzed through both qualitative and quantitative methods and based on content analysis. In addition to his editorials, published in the two newspapers Vakit and Vatan in Istanbul during the Armistice Period, his narration and reconstruction of the past events in his memoirs (one of which was composed in English) are also included in the comparative analysis. The work shows that, along with the continuous elements in his writings, such as his almost unchanging liberal-Westernist ideology, Ahmed Emin’s opinions were subject to change in accordance with changes on the ground and shifts in power configurations.

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CHAPTER I:

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND THE METHODOLOGY

• Who was Ahmed Emin?
• Where did Ahmed Emin stand before the Armistice Period?
• The Press in the Armistice Period Previous Studies and the Methodology of this Work

CHAPTER II:

FROM MUDROS to LAUSANNE: AHMED EMIN's CHANGING STANCES

• Between The Mudros Armistice and the Malta Exile
• Between the Mudros Armistice (October 31, 1918) and the Exile to Kütahya (March 10 - July 14, 1919)
• From the End of the Kütahya Exile (July 14, 1919) to the Malta Exile (March 21, 1920)
• From the End of Malta Exile (November 4, 1921) to the Beginning of Lausanne Peace Negotiations (November 20, 1922)
• Between the Return from Malta (November 4, 1921) and the Genoa Conference (April 10, 1922)
• From The Genoa Conference (April 10, 1922) to the Lausanne Peace Negotiations (November 20, 1922)
• The Lausanne Negotiations (November 20, 1922 - July 24, 1923) Between the First and Second Lausanne Conferences (November 29, 1922 - April 23, 1923
• Second Lausanne Conference (April 23, 1923 - July 24, 1923) and Its Aftermath

CHAPTER III:

HOW TO UNDERSTAND (DIS)CONTINUITIES IN AHMED EMIN'S DISCOURSE

• Ahmed Emin: A Consistent Liberal or "The Adapter"
• The Aftermath of the Foundation of the Republic .
• An Analysis of His Position against the Changing Center of Gravity
• How Did Emin Engage with the "Other"?

CHAPTER IV:

CONCLUSION - UNDERSTANDING

THE CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNTS

• Ahmed Emin in the Post-Armistice Period
• A Theoretical Approach

APPENDICES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX