Turkey did not enter the Second World War one of the important military and political developments of the 20 th Century until the last moment. During th war (between 1939-1945), war economy was enforced in Turkey. The reason for the implementation of the war economy has been to prevent problems like black marketing and profiteering. Fort this, the National Protection Law, the Asset Tax, the Soil Crops Law were enacted. Despite the precautionary measures, the economic crisis has not been overcome. One of the cities most affected by this situation is İzmir.

In this study, the economic problems brought by the Second World War were evaluated specifically for İzmir. In addition, the point of view of the press against economic sanctions was interpreted in the light of the data obtained from the Izmir press of the period. While benefiting from the newspapers called Anadolu and Yeni Asır, various works were also used. Similar and different aspects of the press, which were compared with the data obtained from the literature review, were evaluated.

The effects of the war were felt more in İzmir, where trade and foreign capital were highly developed. While the problems brought by the war economy affected the commercial life negatively, the social unrest affected almost all regions of Turkey. The developed economic structure of İzmir caused this effect to appear more than in other regions. For this reason many reactive began to rise. Measures taken to alleviate dissent have been inadequate. This stiation caused the deterioration of the social and economic structure of İzmir. The press, which could not remain indifferent to the new order brought by the war and the transformation of capital, criticized this situation in a harsh and sometimes soft language. Necip Ali Küçüka, Orhan Rahmi Gökçe, Ercüment E. Talu, H. Rüştü Öktem, Niyazi Ökmen ve Targan Çarıklı are the main authors. The economic and political problems that emerged during this period continued to be affected as much as the day.