TIMES О УСТАНКУ У МАКЕДОНИЈИ 1903. ГОДИНЕ
THE TIMES ON MACEDONIA’S UPRISING IN 1903

Summary/Abstract: The complex situation in Macedonia which was complicated after Berlin Congress culminated during 1902, and 1903, when the terror of the Turkish official authorities toward Christian population caused their resistance which is known in historiography as The Ilinden uprising. Revolt was enlarged from the town Krushevo as center of uprising in Monastery vilayet to the Salonika, Adrianople, and Kosovo vilayets. After the first period of the confusion and unprepared the Turkish authorities made consolidation of their troops and has successfully clashed revolt of rebellions for a few days. They captured Krushevo, center of the rebellion movement, and persecuted unseen and brutal crimes and extermination of the local population which were predominantly Christians. Inhumanity of the Turkish military troops, irregular bands and local authorities towards domestic population made a huge shock and protest of the European public opinion. Particular sharply reactions were made in the British public opinion and in their press who almost daily reported about turbulent Macedonian reality in those months. The most detailed about Macedonia reported The Times, who had had reputation of the independent, the most influenced and the most objective British daily newspaper. Their journalists published more than 115 articles about Macedonian crisis. The editor board introduced special heading dedicated to Macedonia where everyone who were able to say something about this European province could do it. However we have to be very careful in analyzing of the articles about Macedonia in the Times because this newspaper often pleading for pro-Bulgarian opinions.

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