STRUGGLE WITH EPIDEMIC DISEASES IN THE SHADOW OF THE WAR: THE BURSA CASE (1939-1945) ; SAVAŞIN GÖLGESİNDE SALGIN HASTALIKLARLA MÜCADELE: BURSA ÖRNEĞİ (1939-1945)

During The World War II, epidemics had severe consequences in many countrieswhere the war was effective. Although he did not actually participate in the war, Turkey hadits share of this situation and because of the economic picture created by the war around theworld, it was in the fight against epidemic diseases throughout the country. Bursa, whichwas the fourth largest city of Turkey during the war, became a city where epidemic diseaseswere seen intensely. Due to the economic conditions during the war years, the povertyexperienced in all areas also prevented the provision of adequate hygiene conditions in thesociety. Smallpox, typhus, malaria, and tuberculosis were epidemic diseases that caused thedeath of many people in this period and were heavily felt in the city. However, despite theintense work of both local administration and state-supported work organizations in the fightagainst the epidemic, it was insufficient. The aim of this study is to reveal the picture thatemerged in Bursa under the influence of the severe conditions caused by the war and to makevarious inferences in this area. In the study conducted official sources of the period, especiallythe archive documents obtained from the Presidency Directorate of State Archives, and manyperiodicals that had an impact on the local were used. In addition, many copyrighted worksand thesis studies related to the subject have been of sources that have been examined indetail in the study. ; II. Dünya Savaşı yıllarında salgın hastalıklar, savaşın etkili olduğu pek çok ülkedeağır sonuçlar ortaya çıkarmıştır. Savaşa fiili olarak katılmamış olmasına rağmen Türkiye debu durumdan nasibini almış ve savaşın dünya genelinde ortaya çıkardığı iktisadi tablonunbir sonucu olarak, ülke genelinde salgın hastalıklarla mücadele içerisinde olunmuştur. Savaşsürecinde Türkiye’nin dördüncü büyük kenti olan Bursa da sahip olduğu yoğun nüfusnedeniyle, salgın hastalıkların yoğun olarak görüldüğü bir kent konumunda bulunmuştur.Savaş yıllarındaki ekonomik koşulların etkisiyle her ...