This article is a preliminary study on Indonesians’ perceptions on
the decline of the Ottoman Caliphate, and the rise of the Turkish Republic
based on the highlights in vernacular press printed in Java and Sumatra. By
scrutinizing textual discourse on the Caliphate and the Turkish Republic,
this paper examined Indonesians’ views delivered in newspapers, such
as Poestaka Hizboel Wathan, Medan Prijaji, Soeara Islam, Zaman
Baroe, and Bintang Islam. These newspapers informed on the consecutive
political changes, including a total ‘weltanschauung’ during the ruling era
of Mustafa Kemal, which drew the significant attention of Indonesian
readers, contradictory responses on the complexities of the developments
among the intellectuals. Through qualitative methodology and content
analysis, this paper gives additional contribution to the study of historical
relations between Indonesia and Türkiye.
https://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/studia-islamika/issue/view/1883
