Analyzing Highway Activities through the Magazine Nafia between 1934-1944 Years

Abstract

In this research, highway activities of Early Republican Period were analyzed through the Magazine Nafia in 1934-1944. All the developments about public works had been published monthly in this magazine and the aim was to raise awareness of the society. Investments about public works had crucial roles both for the development of the state and the politics of the government. This research has been done to see and analyze the works of the newly-established country under different circumstances, and to see its effects on future plans through the Magazine Nafia. The Magazine Nafia was analyzed with quantitative method; contents were specified and tabulated with the titles of highway; and these topics were interpreted. As a result, Early Republican Period was examined accordingly and the activities about highway in 10 years have been stated.