The Istikbȃl, first published in Trabzon on December 10, 1918,aimed to help organize the national resistance from the very first day.The newspaper played an important role in the foundation of TrabzonMuhafaza-i Hukuk-ı Milliye Cemiyeti (SocietyfortheDefence oftheNationalRights of Trabzon) and helped spread its thoughts. Thenewspaper made great contributions by intensive coverage to theprocess leading to Trabzon and Erzurum Congresses. It also struggledagainst the other newspapers taking side of the opposition and tried tocreate awareness among people.Trabzon, where the Istikbal was published, stands out as animportant center in Anatolia. Trabzon is one of the most importantintellectual centers of theregion. The city was founded by the colonistsof Miletus in the 8th century B.C. Most of the architectural works in thecity dateback to the Byzantine, Commenian and Ottoman periods.There is a historical identity of thecity. Trabzon also an importantgeographical intersection. İt is an important and large port on the BlackSea coast. Trabzon has connection swith the ports of the othercountries having shores on the Black Sea.The town was also an important media center before the NationalStruggle period. Local property Turkish, Greek and Armenian pres wasoperating. But the Turkish press had an important impact especiallyduring the Russian occupation. Newspapers prohibited, printing houseshad been destroyed. Greeks and Armenians had been particularlyeffective in this destruction. Therefore, it seemed difficult to input a represactivities. Set up the printing press, to supply newsprint and mostimportantly, it was necessary to create cadres who could benefitnewspapers. But it also contained an additional challenge. Because thecountry was under occupation and the Ottoman Empire was fallingapart . This is an important background. The location of the city andfeature a parallel feature shows the importance of the publication ofnewspapersThe İstikbâl newspaper’s being published here was important as itis an effective transport and logistics base and often visited by manysoldiers and officers to hold important meetings and discussions aboutthe resistance in local and national level. Therefore many importantdecisions are taken here about the National Struggle. These meetingsand discussions were of great importance and were held in Faik AhmetBarutçu’s office in the Istikbâl’s building. Greek and Armenianuprisings and their acts of violence and terror in local and nationalscale during the National Struggle made it necessary to start amovement based in Trabzon. Therefore, Trabzon Muhafaza-iHukuk-ı MilliyeCemiyeti (Society for the Defence of the National Rights ofTrabzon) was soon established. Most of the members of this associationwere from the İstikbâl newspaper staff. The Society also worked in othercities in the Black Sea region like Rize, Gumushane, Ordu, and Giresunto spread the idea that against the separation of the eastern Black Searegion from the Turkish state, all necessary measures would be taken.Following two important congresses in Trabzon (Trabzon Congress I andII), the Erzurum Congress was held with the dynamism created by allthis effort.This regional resistance gradually earned a national identity andrepresentation. The Sivas Congress, where almost all the decisionsmade during the Erzurum were agreed on, moved this identity spirithigher. The movement started by the Istikbal was the source of theoriginal spirit of national struggle, therefore, the Trabzon-Erzurumalliance, in this sense, was very important as the very first point wherethe National struggle started. The Newspaper kept informing the peopleabout all the aspects of the National Struggle and maintainedcontinuous support. It gave full support to the staff of the NationalStruggle formed in Ankara after the Sivas Congress and reflected allresistance movements in its pages with the motto " Full Independenceor Death". In spite of all the problems and difficulties, the İstikbâlnewspaper tried to create public opinion against oppression andintimidation. For this purpose, it expressed that the National Strugglewould succeed with joyful headings and hope filled articles, while itgave less place for bad news. The Istikbȃl, in this respect, played animportant role in the victory in local and regional level.During the Battle of Sakarya and pre-war period, the İstikbâlnewspaper’s policy was to reflect all the national initiatives includingtekalif-imilliye (national responsibility (Tax)) in order to provide logisticaland humanitarian support for the National struggle and the battle ofDumlupınar.As one of the first newspapers established to create a nationalresistance movement in Anatolia in 1918, the Istikbal followed a veryinfluential policy and made very effective publications. It did everythingto support National Struggle and took its place in history.The main purpose of the Newspaper’s publishers was to createresistance against the enemy. The Society for the Defense of theNational Rights of Trabzon played an important role and made greatcontributions to this struggle. The editorial policy of the İstikbâl wasshaped according to decisions made during Trabzon, Erzurum andSivas Congresses. The newspaper always took the side of the strugglefor independence from start to finish. The Newspaper spoke for theleaders of the local and national institutions and supported them.The İstikbâl newspaper was highly influential with the articleswritten by FaikAhmetBarutçu. Barutçu was the editor and head writer.He supported the national struggle, and accordingly he publishedimportant articles. He followed closely the developments about themilitary and war. With effective headlines, articles and news about thewar, the Paper provided information related to internal and external developments.