Keywords: Republic of Turkey, press, Circassians, diaspora, ethno-national movement, North Caucasus, Soviet regime, repatriation

The article deals with the evolution of the North Caucasian diasporic press in the Republic of Turkey in the period from the beginning of liberalization processes in the country in the middle of the 20th century until the military coup of September 12, 1980. A general characteristic of the ideological principles of periodicals published by various associations and groups of Circassian intellectuals and oriented towards the ethnic readership is provided.