Abstract
A LINGUISTIC OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE NEWS IN THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE SS LOTUS-BOZKURT CASE ON ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY
The incident, became a subject of international law textbooks, took place on August 2, 1927 in the Aegean Sea, off Mytilene, in the form of a collision between the French SS Lotus and the Turkish ship Bozkurt. The next day, the captain of SS Lotus, was arrested due to mutual complaints. At this point, the French authorities had intense objections to the jurisdiction of the Istanbul Court, while the Republic of Turkey proposed to refer the case to The Hague Court of Justice. Thus, the case is transferred to international law. While the Turkish press generally maintained its courtesy at the beginning and continuation of the Hague process, it is difficult to find the same style in some newspapers published in French media. In this study, it is aimed to examine some news published in the French press of the period from a linguistic perspective.
Keywords
SS Lotus, Bozkurt, French, Press.