Tweets Directed at the Ministry of Health After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: A Content Analysis on the Disaster in Türkiye

Cihan Unal; Cemal Sezer

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Tweets Directed at the Ministry of Health After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: A Content Analysis on the Disaster in Türkiye

Authors:

Cihan Unal | Cemal Sezer

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.782-793

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291804

pISSN:

2146-9954

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Abstract:

 The aim of this study is to analyze the tweets tagged by the Ministry of Health in the aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, which occurred on February 6, 2023 in Türkiye. A content analysis was conducted using the Maxqda program on 8,624 tweets extracted from Twitter. The research aims to determine why the Ministry of Health was tagged within the first 24 hours following the earthquake and analyze the findings. According to the results, the main topics were requests for help, social and emotional reactions, communication, and recommendations. The majority of the tweets were written and visual tweets that requested help by sharing address information. As a result, it was concluded that it is common for people to request help and make recommendations via social media by sharing address information following disasters, and that officials can communicate with users on these matters during emergencies.

 The aim of this study is to analyze the tweets tagged by the Ministry of Health in the aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, which occurred on February 6, 2023 in Türkiye. A content analysis was conducted using the Maxqda program on 8,624 tweets extracted from Twitter. The research aims to determine why the Ministry of Health was tagged within the first 24 hours following the earthquake and analyze the findings. According to the results, the main topics were requests for help, social and emotional reactions, communication, and recommendations. The majority of the tweets were written and visual tweets that requested help by sharing address information. As a result, it was concluded that it is common for people to request help and make recommendations via social media by sharing address information following disasters, and that officials can communicate with users on these matters during emergencies.

 The aim of this study is to analyze the tweets tagged by the Ministry of Health in the aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, which occurred on February 6, 2023 in Türkiye. A content analysis was conducted using the Maxqda program on 8,624 tweets extracted from Twitter. The research aims to determine why the Ministry of Health was tagged within the first 24 hours following the earthquake and analyze the findings. According to the results, the main topics were requests for help, social and emotional reactions, communication, and recommendations. The majority of the tweets were written and visual tweets that requested help by sharing address information. As a result, it was concluded that it is common for people to request help and make recommendations via social media by sharing address information following disasters, and that officials can communicate with users on these matters during emergencies.

 Bu çalışma, Türkiyede 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde yaşanan Kahramanmaraş merkez üstlü deprem felaketlerinin ardından ilk gün Sağlık Bakanlığının etiketlendiği tweetlerin analizini amaçlamaktadır. Maxqda programı kullanılarak Twitterdan çekilen 8624 tweet içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın amacı, deprem sonrası ilk 24 saat içinde Sağlık Bakanlığının ne için etiketlendiğini belirlemek ve bunu analiz etmektir. Bulgulara göre, ana konular yardım çağrıları, toplumsal duygusal tepkiler, haberleşme ve önerilerdir. Tweetlerin büyük bir kısmı adres bilgisi paylaşarak yardım talep etme şeklinde yazılı ve görsel tweetlerdi. Sonuç olarak, afet sonrasında sosyal medya üzerinden adres vererek yardım talep etmek ve önerilerde bulunmanın yaygın olduğu ve yetkililerin afet durumlarında kullanıcılarla bu konular kapsamında iletişim kurabileceği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Article Details

Tweets Directed at the Ministry of Health After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: A Content Analysis on the Disaster in Türkiye

Authors:

Cihan Unal | Cemal Sezer

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.782-793

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291804

pISSN:

2146-9954

Türkiye earthquake disaster

Ministry of Health

Twitter Data

Social media

Crisis communicationTürkiye deprem felaketi

Sağlık Bakanlığı

Sosyal medya

Kriz iletişimi

twitter verileri

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Article Details

Authors: Cihan Unal | Cemal Sezer

Publisher: Gumushane University

Main Topics: Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Journal: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.782-793

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001291804

pISSN: 2146-9954

Issues

Authors:

Cihan Unal | Cemal Sezer

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.782-793

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291804

pISSN:

2146-9954