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Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers

Year 2015, Volume: 1 Issue: 3, 833 - 839, 01.07.2015
https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.279161

Abstract










Turkish politics has largely been concentrated on party politics,
particularly focused on the leader of the party, since the transition to
democracy in the 1950’s. The main political structure was based on a two-party
system between 1946 and 1960, which was transformed by the military
intervention of 1960. This was the end of the term of Bayar, the leader of
Democratic Party. In 1962, Demirel joined the JP (Justice Party), built in
1961. Following his participation in the JP as a young and a promising politician
from the DP tradition, his positive image contributed his leadership.
Therefore, his career as the leader of JP started in 1964 and he remained in
the political area for decades.Demirel, Prime Minister for a couple of times
and President between 1993 and 2000, was one the most important political
figures in Turkey. He was famous for his calm, humorous and witty character. He
was given the title “father” by the Turkish society due to several reasons. He
had in his mind a modern, developed and prosperous country. He was loved and
respected by millions of people and different generations since he had an
extremely long political career. His death on 17 June 2015 created grief among
the Turkish people. This study aims at investigating the news, death of Demirel.
National and international newspapers from the mainstream newspapers published
on the day after his death, 18 June 2015 is examined in this study. The method
chosen for the study is discourse analysis since the death of the President is
represented by presenting the news through different lenses by a variety of
international and national newspapers. In this study, mainstream national and
international newspapers are examined in order to carry out a research to
explore how they express the death of Demirel on the headlines and pictures of
their first pages. Therefore, an analysis of the political discourse that they
assert will be the main research area of this study.

References

  • Calhoun, C. (1995) Critical Social Theory, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Demirel, S. (1977) Büyük Türkiye, İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, p. 42.
  • Donat, Y. (2005) Cumhuriyetin Kara Kutusu-Süleyman Demirel Anlatıyor, İstanbul: Turkuvaz Kitap, p.10.
  • Fairclough, N. L. and Wodak, R. (1997) Critical Discourse Analysis. In van Dijk (T.). Discourse as Social Interaction. London: Sage, pp. 271-80.
  • Hymes, D. (1972) Reinventing Anthropology, New York: Vintage Books.
  • Van Dijk, T. (2005) Critical Discourse Analysis, Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen and Heidi E. Hamilton (eds.), The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 349.
  • Wodak, R. (1996) Disorders of Discourse, London: Longman.
  • (1999). Cumhurbaşkanı Sayın Süleyman Demirel’in 1993-1999 Yılları Arasında Verdikleri Mülakatlar, Ankara: Başbakanlık Basımevi

Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers

Year 2015, Volume: 1 Issue: 3, 833 - 839, 01.07.2015
https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.279161

Abstract

1950’lerde
demokrasiye geçtiği dönemden itibaren Türk politikası büyük oranda parti
politikasına ve özellikle de parti liderine odaklanmıştır. 1946-1960 arasında
temel siyasal yapı iki-parti sistemine dayalıdır ve bu durum 1960 askeri
müdahalesi tarafından dönüştürülmüştür.
Bu dönem Demokrat Parti lideri Bayar’ın
süresinin sonudur. 1962’de Demirel 1961’de kurulan AP’ye (Adalet Partisi)
katılmıştır. DP geleneğinden olan ve gelecek vadeden genç politikacının
katılımından sonra Demirel’in olumlu imajı onun liderliğine katkı sağlamıştır.
Bu nedenle AP’nin lideri olarak onun kariyeri 1964’te başladı ve o siyasal
alanda on yıllar boyunca kaldı. Birkaç kez Başbakan ve 1993-2000 arasında
Cumhurbaşkanı olan Demirel Türkiye’nin önemli siyasal figürlerinden biridir. Sakinliği,
komikliği ve kurnazlığı ile ünlüydü. Bazı nedenlerle Türk toplumu tarafından
ona “baba” lakabı takılmıştır. Aklında modern gelişmiş ve zengin bir ülke
vardı. Son derece uzun bir siyasal kariyeri olduğu için milyonlarca insan ve
farklı kuşaklar tarafından sevildi ve sayıldı. 17 Haziran 2015 tarihinde ölümü
Türk toplumu için üzüntü yarattı. Bu çalışma Demirel’in vefatı haberini
araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, ölümünden bir gün sonra 18 Haziran
2015 tarihli ulusal ve uluslar arası ve siyasal yelpazenin ortasında anaakımda
yer alan gazeteler incelenmiştir. Cumhurbaşkanı’nın vefatı haberi çeşitli
uluslar arası ve ulusal gazetelerde farklı açılardan sunulduğu için bu
çalışmada söylem analizi yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Bu çalışmada, ana akım gazeteler
siyasal iktidarı destekleyen ve desteklemeyen olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu
gazetelerin Demirel’in vefatını nasıl sundukları ilk sayfalarındaki manşetler
ve fotoğraflar ararcılığıyla araştırılmıştır. Bu nedenle onların öne sürdüğü
siyasal söylemin analizi bu çalışmanın temel araştırma alanı olacaktır. Ayrıca,
uluslararası gazetelerin bu haberi nasıl sundukları ulusal gazetelerle
karşılaştırılarak irdelenmiştir.










 

References

  • Calhoun, C. (1995) Critical Social Theory, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Demirel, S. (1977) Büyük Türkiye, İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, p. 42.
  • Donat, Y. (2005) Cumhuriyetin Kara Kutusu-Süleyman Demirel Anlatıyor, İstanbul: Turkuvaz Kitap, p.10.
  • Fairclough, N. L. and Wodak, R. (1997) Critical Discourse Analysis. In van Dijk (T.). Discourse as Social Interaction. London: Sage, pp. 271-80.
  • Hymes, D. (1972) Reinventing Anthropology, New York: Vintage Books.
  • Van Dijk, T. (2005) Critical Discourse Analysis, Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen and Heidi E. Hamilton (eds.), The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 349.
  • Wodak, R. (1996) Disorders of Discourse, London: Longman.
  • (1999). Cumhurbaşkanı Sayın Süleyman Demirel’in 1993-1999 Yılları Arasında Verdikleri Mülakatlar, Ankara: Başbakanlık Basımevi
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Publication Date July 1, 2015
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APA Yirmibeşoğlu, G. (2015). Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, 1(3), 833-839. https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.279161
AMA Yirmibeşoğlu G. Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research. December 2015;1(3):833-839. doi:10.24289/ijsser.279161
Chicago Yirmibeşoğlu, Gözde. “Representation of the Death of President Demirel in Turkish Media: A Comparison Be-Tween International and National Newspapers”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research 1, no. 3 (December 2015): 833-39. https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.279161.
EndNote Yirmibeşoğlu G (December 1, 2015) Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research 1 3 833–839.
IEEE G. Yirmibeşoğlu, “Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers”, International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 833–839, 2015, doi: 10.24289/ijsser.279161.
ISNAD Yirmibeşoğlu, Gözde. “Representation of the Death of President Demirel in Turkish Media: A Comparison Be-Tween International and National Newspapers”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research 1/3 (December 2015), 833-839. https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.279161.
JAMA Yirmibeşoğlu G. Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research. 2015;1:833–839.
MLA Yirmibeşoğlu, Gözde. “Representation of the Death of President Demirel in Turkish Media: A Comparison Be-Tween International and National Newspapers”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, vol. 1, no. 3, 2015, pp. 833-9, doi:10.24289/ijsser.279161.
Vancouver Yirmibeşoğlu G. Representation of the death of President Demirel in Turkish media: A comparison be-tween international and national newspapers. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research. 2015;1(3):833-9.