Amerikalı Bir Gazetecinin Gözüyle Çanakkale Deniz ve Kara Savaşları: George Abel Schreiner ve Çanakkale Günlükleri
Amerikalı Bir Gazetecinin Gözüyle Çanakkale Deniz ve Kara Savaşları: George Abel Schreiner ve Çanakkale Günlükleri
Yazar: Göleç, Mustafa
Dergi: Çanakkale Araştırmaları Türk Yıllığı, Vol. 13 No. 18, 2015
Anahtar kelimeler: World War, Çanakkale Naval War, Gallipoli Land War, War Diary ; I. Dünya Savaşı, Çanakkale Deniz Savaşları, Gelibo

George Abel Schreiner I. Dünya Savaşı’nın başında Amerikan Associated Press Ajansı adına İstanbul’a gelir ve özel izinle Çanakkale’de deniz savaşlarını ve Gelibolu’da kara savaşlarını yerinde izler. Bir yandan ajansına cepheden haberler gönderirken, bir yandan da bir günlük tutar. I. Dünya Savaşı henüz sona ermeden 1918 yılında New York’ta From Berlin to Bagdad adıyla yayınlanan bu günlük, adından olsa gerek, Çanakkale Savaşları ile ilgili literatürde ihmal edilmiştir. Oysa bir gazeteci ama aynı zamanda eski bir asker olarak Schreiner’in günlükleri savaşın askeri boyutu hakkında olduğu kadar siyasal ve toplumsal boyutları hakkında da zengin ve çarpıcı ayrıntılar içermektedir. Bu çalışmada G. A. Schreiner’in gözünden Çanakkale Savaşları değerlendirilmektedir. Amerikalı muhabirin gözlem ve tespitleri farklı perspektifleri yansıtan savaş sırasında tutulmuş başka günlükler ya da savaştan sonra yazılmış başka anılarla karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca Schreiner’in gözlem ve tespitlerinin Çanakkale Savaşları konulu literatürdeki yeri ve bu literatüre muhtemel katkıları üzerinde durulmuştur.Anahtar Kelimeler: I. Dünya Savaşı, Çanakkale Deniz Savaşları, Gelibolu Kara Savaşları, Savaş Günlüğü.Nawal Wars of Dardanelles and Land Battles of Gallipoli from the Eye of an American Journalist: George Abel Schreinerand His DiaryAbstractGeorge Abel Schreiner comes to Istanbul at the beginning of the World War I on behalf of the American Associated Press Agency and observes naval wars in Dardanelles and land battles in Gallipoli by special permission. While he dispatches news from the front to his agency, he also keeps a diary. This diary, which is published in New York in 1918 before the end of the World War I under the name of “From Berlin to Bagdad”, has been neglected in the literature about Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars. Whereas diaries of Schreiner as a journalist and also as an old soldier, include rich and stunning details about the political and social dimensions of the war as well as its military aspects.In this study, Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars are evaluated from the eye of G. A. Schreiner. The American reporter’s observations and theses are compared with the other diaries reflecting different perspectives kept during the war and with the memories written after the war. Besides, the place of Schreiner’s observations and theses in the literature of Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars is stressed and possible contribution of them to this literature is focused. Keywords: World War, Çanakkale Naval War, Gallipoli Land War, War Diary.

George Abel Schreiner comes to Istanbul at the beginning of the World War I on behalf of the American Associated Press Agency and observes naval wars in Dardanelles and land battles in Gallipoli by special permission. While he dispatches news from the front to his agency, he also keeps a diary. This diary, which is published in New York in 1918 before the end of the World War I under the name of “From Berlin to Bagdad”, has been neglected in the literature about Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars. Whereas diaries of Schreiner as a journalist and also as an old soldier, include rich and stunning details about the political and social dimensions of the war as well as its military aspects.In this study, Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars are evaluated from the eye of G. A. Schreiner. The American reporter’s observations and theses are compared with the other diaries reflecting different perspectives kept during the war and with the memories written after the war. Besides, the place of Schreiner’s observations and theses in the literature of Dardanelles and Gallipoli wars is stressed and possible contribution of them to this literature is focused