Saddam Hussein - The Story Of A War 1980s Propaganda Book Turkish Middle East

Saddam Hussein - Bir Savaşın Hikayesi (Propaganda Book, 1980s, Turkish Edition)

Description:
This is a Turkish-language propaganda book titled Bir Savaşın Hikayesi (“The Story of a War”), published in the 1980s during the early years of the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988). The book was issued by the Press Office of the Iraqi Embassy in Turkey, reflecting Saddam Hussein’s efforts to influence Turkish public opinion and regional narratives through state-sponsored publications.

The content is explicitly propagandistic, combining official wartime communiqués released by the General Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces with a collection of “Letters from the Front”, written by Iraqi soldiers engaged in battle. These elements were designed to glorify Iraq’s military efforts, boost morale, and legitimize the conflict from the perspective of Saddam Hussein’s regime. At the end of the book, there is an afterword by the Press Attaché of the Iraqi Embassy, underlining its nature as an official propaganda tool.

Key Features:

• Title: Bir Savaşın Hikayesi (“The Story of a War”)

• Language: Turkish

• Publication Period: 1980s

• Publisher: Issued by the Press Office of the Iraqi Embassy in Turkey

• Context: Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) propaganda publication

• Content:

  • Wartime communiqués from the Iraqi Armed Forces

  • “Letters from the Front” by Iraqi soldiers

  • Afterword by the Iraqi Embassy Press Attaché in Turkey

• Purpose: To glorify Iraq’s war effort and strengthen Saddam Hussein’s propaganda in Turkey

• Historical significance as a rare example of Iraqi wartime propaganda distributed abroad