Browsing by Author "Kaya, Yigit Bahadir"

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Nationwide Research on the Uses and Motivations of Dating Apps by Young Adults in the Cultural Environment of Turkey
(Sage Publications inc, 2023) Audry, Aylin Sunam; Bas, Ozen; Inceoglu, Irem; Kaya, Yigit Bahadir; Cobek, Gozde; Alkurt, Saygin Vedat
Since Tinder's worldwide popularity, location-based dating apps have become widespread. The existing literature mainly focuses on a single app in European and US contexts and pays little attention to other cultural contexts. This paper addresses this gap by examining dating app choices and motivations of young adults (18-29 years old) in Turkey. It examines the intersectionality of socio-demographic variables in a cultural setting that is quite different not only from European and US contexts but also from other Muslim-majority contexts. Deriving from the nationally representative survey (n = 1,498), our research finds statistically significant differences in dating app preferences and adults' motivations regarding location, sexual, gender, and religious identities. This study underlines the crucial role of cultural geography and its social fabric in mobile dating, even within the same national setting.
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New Turkey, Social Policy, and a Daytime Talk Show as a Remedy: Muge Anli as a Modern calikusu
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Cindoglu, Dilek; Aytemiz, Oyku Deniz; Kaya, Yigit Bahadir
'Muge Anli ile Tatli Sert', which investigates unresolved criminal cases with interactive audience support, is one the most popular daytime television shows in contemporary Turkey. The neoliberal restructuring of the welfare system in New Turkey posits that providing protection and security against social risks is the sole responsibility of individuals and families. In line with this approach, the show individualizes social problems ready to be resolved by 'Muge Abla' (Sister Muge) and her audience. Muge Anli's image, which conforms to the ideal modern and modest Republican woman, allows her to gain authority, trust, respect, and popularity. The show's discourses, structure, and communicative strategies are the product of the New Turkey where 'the sacred family' is the central political unit and the nation is an extended, happy family reproduced through this show.