Browsing by Subject "Polarization"
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Deepening Polarization in Turkish Society: The Impact of Political Actors on Public Opinion
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Publisher and Date:(Int Business Information Management ASSOC-IBIMA, 2017)Recent research shows that polarization trends are on the rise in Turkey (Konda 2010; BILGESAM 2014: Erdogan 2016: Kadir Has University Turkey Research Center 2017). There are different patterns of polarization in Turkish social and political structure, while its consequences reveal themselves in the political rhetoric, media discourse and voting behavior. There is not much research done in social sciences with regard to the research of polarization and its underlying factors in Turkey. To be able ...
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Framing the Russian Aircraft Crisis: News Discourse in Turkey's Polarized Media Environment
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Publisher and Date:(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, 2018)This article analyzes the way in which the downing of a Russian aircraft by a Turkish F-16 jet on 24 November 2015 was framed by pro-government (Turkiye Yeni Akit Yeni Safak) and anti-government (Cumhuriyet) newspapers. Framing means selecting some aspects of a perceived reality and making them more salient in a communicating text. News frames give us definitions and identify those responsible for an event make moral judgements, and propose solutions to problems. The analysis of the news frames ...
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Framing the Russian aircraft crisis: News discourse in Turkey’s polarized media environment
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Publisher and Date:(Forsnet, 2018)This article analyzes the way in which the downing of a Russian aircraft by a Turkish F-16 jet on 24 November 2015 was framed by pro-government (Türkiye, Yeni Akit, Yeni Şafak) and anti-government (Cumhuriyet) newspapers. Framing means selecting some aspects of a perceived reality and making them more salient in a communicating text. News frames give us definitions and identify those responsible for an event; make moral judgements; and propose solutions to problems. The analysis of the news frames ...
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From Ayran to Dragon Fruit Smoothie: Populism, Polarization, and Social Engineering in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(USC Annenberg Press, 2020)Food embedded with symbolic meaning has power in politics. Food as political communication is extensively studied as a nation branding and public diplomacy tool. However, academic studies seem to overlook the role that food plays in populism and political polarization. Pointing out a gap in the field, I explore the role of culinary culture in Turkish politics between 2013 and 2019 to demonstrate its polarizing effect and its role in social engineering. I argue that social engineering as part of ...
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News-Sharing Repertoires on Social Media in the Context of Networked Authoritarianism: The Case of Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(USC ANNENBERG PRESS, 2020)Social media has become a primary gateway for users to access news, especially in authoritarian states with strictly controlled media environments. In such contexts, it is crucial to understand the motivations that prompt users to share news on social media. Our qualitative multimethod study presents three patterns of news-sharing repertoires on social media: (1) refraining from sharing and/or self-censorship, (2) sharing overtly political news, and (3) sharing news with political implications in ...