Aksaray Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Abstract

A relative libertarian political environment
had been dominated in social life with The Second Constitutionalist Monarchial
Period. Newspapers did not submit their dams to censorship mechanism, in 7th
July 1908. It was thought that there had been no any obstacles for realization
of freedom of speech, freedom of prees, representation and visibility of
different thoughts by different associations, no longer. In this sense, it can
be said that there had been lived such a bright but a short period, as well. That
is to say, “power leads to corruption” proposition had been verified soon,
accordingly started to reduce the journalists to silence as “solution method”.
After shooting Hasan Fehmi, newspaperman of Serbesti newspaper (Freedom
newspaper), to death by three bullets on The Galata Bridge, in 6th April 1909,
there occured The 31 March İncident and efforts of Union and Progress
Association to penetrate its effect on all segments and institutions of
society, as well. In such a political circumstance, despite being knowledgeable
with he would have been being killed by someone,    Ahmet Saim, a young and bold newspaperman
of Sada’yı Millet (People Voice), had continued to write and criticize The
Union and Progress Association, its supporters and its policies. This murdering
can be read as a challenge to those who had not intend to obey to Union and
Progress Association the new governing power elits, and as reminding signs to
dissents that Union and Progress Association gradually seizing power over all
aspects of society. The work item of this study are background of and
post-event of Ahmet Samim assasination which had been occured at Bahçekapı,
Istanbul, in 9th June 1910, and great importance of his “free voice.