Caricaturing the enemy

A century ago, the Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (Turkish Liberation/Asia Minor Campaign) was reaching its culmination point. The war also fought in pages Press. In this study, we look at characteristics caricatures marshalled effort by three publications. Greek newspaper Skrip, and Turkish satirical magazines Karagöz Güleryüz. We find that most expectations based on semiotics concept interstate rivalry are borne out. Depictions ‘Other’ generally negative. That said Skrip dedicated majority to targeting internal ‘Other’, Venizelist faction during National Schism, contrast more focused This finding indicates dominance domestic conflicts over external conflict even inflation point Interstate Rivalry 1866-1925.