The portray of The Cultivation of Tobacco in Sulaymaniyah Province in Peshkawtin Newspaper (1920-1922)

Peshkawtin Newspaper issued during British Rule in Sulaymaniyah Province between 1920 and 1922. This newspaper is considered the first Kurdish newspaper in Southern Kurdistan. The newspaper published articles about several different subjects during this period. This paper emphasizes on the portrayal of cultivation of tobacco in Sulaymaniyah province in Peshkawtin Newspaper. It has been divided into three chapters. The first chapter is about the definition of Peshkawtin Newspaper. We believe the definition of the newspaper is necessary because we are studying part of the newspaper. The second chapter analyses the British agricultural policy in the region in general especially its policy on the cultivation of tobacco in Sulaymaniyah Province. The chapter also emphases on the reasons why the British rule promoted tobacco cultivation. The last chapter is about the portrayal of cultivation of Tobacco in Sulaymaniyah province in Peshkawtin Newspaper. The chapter presents and analyses the articles which were published in the newspaper about the cultivation of the tobacco and the situation of agriculture in Sulaymaniyah province. The tobacco cultivation was widely covered by the newspaper. Many articles were written about the cultivation of tobacco in the newspaper. It can be said that the British rule issued the newspaper because of the importance of tobacco cultivation because the British wanted to promote their economic interests in the region.