By the end of the course the students will;

a) Know key historical facts, values, and ideas that have prepared the conditions for the start of printing and publishing in the Ottoman Empire,

b) Identify distinctive character of Turkish newspapers and journalism in historical perspective until the 1930s.

c) Comprehend the contribution of the Turkish press in the formation of public opinion,

d) Know the connection between the technological development and the progress of the press,

e) Know the importance of the press agencies in the development of the Turkish press and the establishment of the journalist associations in the development of Turkish journalism.

f) Comprehend relations between the press and politics in the Ottoman Empire and in Modern Turkey,

g) Know the key role of the censor for the governments to control the press throughout history.