Italy is the last country among the European states to join therace of colonialism. The first place Italy wants to conquer when itcompletely establishes its political unity is Tunisia just because of thereasons such as geographical proximity and that there is an Italiancolony existing in the territory. But Italy can't obtain any results fromthis occupation request and Tunisia is be conquered by France. Italy,increasingly getting strength in term of economy and military forces,decides to invade Ethiopia in order o take part among the great colonialstates. Italy that attempts to invade Ethiopia for the first time in 1896can not succeed. In the following process, Italy that couldn't get what itwanted in the World War 1 begins to wait the suitable ground andconditions to put their plans about invading Ethiopia into practiceagain.The world peace provided by the agreements signed at the end ofthe World War I starts to deteriorate with the military operations mainlyaiming the African continent and developing towards the World War IIas a result of the fact that the colonial policies that Italy follows underthe leadership of Mussolini gradually evolve into fascism. Meanwhile,Ethiopia tries to defend itself by some political maneuvers such as beinga member to the League of Nations and signing a adjudicator treatywith Italy. However, Italy led by Mussolini doesn't fail to watch for anopportunity in order to reach its colonial ambitions. In the Laval PactTreaty signed in 1935, Italy's plans to invade Ethiopia are adopted bythe European states as the non-formal agenda item. Subsequently,Italy's attack on Ethiopia begins in October, 1935.The fact that Italy invades Ethiopia with the operation launched in1935 was also closely followed by Turkey like all the world countriesthat were in a tense wait just before the World War II and thedevelopments about this occupation were instantaneously assessed bythe Turkish media in sync with the Turkish diplomacy. In particular,the Akbaba Magazine that had a great place and labor in thedevelopment of Turkish humor literature set place to this occupation forweeks in the magazine from the cover page to the text contexts; was onthe side of aggrieved Ethiopian people; and clearly criticized theinhuman attitudes of the organizations such as the League of Nationsand other Western states. The concept of civilization was mainly dwelledon in the magazine and the fact that the technical superiority of theWest had been a major threat to humanity was frequently emphasized.One of the main emphasis on the cover cartons of the AkbabaMagazine in this process is the power imbalance between Italy andEthiopia. Italy that has colonial intentions over Ethiopia tries tocamouflage these intentions with the propogandas that they bringcivilization to Ethiopia. The fact that Italy that attacks Ethiopia with adisproportionate force promises peace and civilization for the Ethiopianpeople creates a paradoxical situation. This paradoxical situationprovides material for the Akbaba Magazine fin terms of humor and İtalya’nın Habeşistan’ı İşgalinin Akbaba Dergisindeki Yansımaları 661Turkish StudiesInternational Periodical For the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or TurkicVolume 10/4 Winter 2015satire. The magazine undertakes a broadcast operation against Italyand their colonial mentality by dealing with these materials in asatirical mode.The League of Nations also gets its share from the criticism ofAkbaba Magazine alongside the Western civilization. The ineffectiveintervention attempts and the passive position of The League of Nationsboth before the invasion and during the invasion disappoints the worldpublic opinion that has expectations from them in accordance with itspurpose of foundation and the mission it undertakes. This invasion inone way gains a feature of political move in which the efficiency andauthority of the League f Nations over the world states. Some writingsand cartoons which emphasize the fact that the League of Nationsdoesn't fulfill its task take place in the Akbaba Magazine.The fact the Ethiopia achieves to resist for a while against theItalian attacks causes the extension of the time of the war. But after awhile, the Ethiopians can not withstand the modern Italian weapons.After seven months of fighting, the Emperor Selassie is obliged to leavehis country with a British ship and to refuge in the British on May 2,1936. The Italian forces that completely capture Ethiopia after theescape of the emperor of Ethiopia bring blood and tear with them to theEthiopian people instead of the civilization and prosperity theypromised them. Many people are executed. These executions are alsoreflected on the cover cartoons of the Akbaba Magazine.Many important results of the Italian-Ethiopian war occur. Thiswar causing Italian-British tension in the Mediterranean greatly affectsthe political status of the Europe and the political balances. Rapidlychanging cyclical balances causes the convergence of Italy which is insearch of a powerful state in the Europe and Germany. Thus, the firststep in the alliance between Hitler-Mussolini is taken. Berlin-Rome Axisis established in 1936 and the Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sheerlyapproach to each other. The cooperation which will last until the WorldWar II emerges in this process.The Akbaba Magazine that is one of the important and longlastingpublications in Turkish Humor literature closely follows thisprocess. The magazine revealing the intentions of Italians with exactanalysis long before the beginning of the invasion turns out to be rightabout its predictions that the world peace would be deteriorated withina short time with the beginning of the invasion and that there would bea big war. Indeed, the invasion of Ethiopia by Italy is considered to bethe beginning