Representations of countries in the international media: The case of Turkey in the BBC

Şebnem CANSUN; Engin ARIK

doi:https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.511706

Article Details

Representations of countries in the international media: The case of Turkey in the BBC

Authors:

Şebnem CANSUN | Engin ARIK

Publisher:

Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches 2019 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.515-536

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000497534

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2147-1185

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.511706

Abstract:

 


Using a framing
analysis and a corpus approach, this study investigated the representation of
Turkey in the international media by focusing on the BBC News between December
2016 and June 2018. The results showed that Turkey was ranked 17th among
countries in the BBC News and was often associated with Syria, the USA,
Germany, Russia, and the Netherlands internationally. The frequently used words
were Turkey, Turkish, Erdogan, people, Syria, government, Kurdish, Syrian, state, and coup. Turkey was represented as a country
ruled by an influential leader (Erdogan), experiencing tensions with the armed
Kurdish groups, involved in the Syrian internal war, and suffering from a
failed coup attempt in which Turkey attacked the Gulen movement, which caused
severe oppression in society. It was found that the BBC used particularly three
news frames: conflict (Erdogan vs. Gulen, Turkey vs. Syria, Turkey vs. armed
Kurdish groups), human interest (sufferings because of terror, war, and
oppression) and responsibility (Erdogan as a savior).               



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Çerçeveleme analizi ve derlembilim yaklaşımı kullanan bu
çalışma uluslararası medyada Türkiye’nin temsilini Aralık 2016 ve Haziran 2018
arasındaki BBC Haberlerine odaklanarak incelemiştir. Sonuçlar Türkiye’nin BBC
Haberler’deki ülkeler arasında 17. sırada yer aldığını
ve uluslararası olarak sıklıkla Suriye, ABD, Almanya, Rusya ve Hollanda ile
ilintilendirilmiş olduğunu göstermektedir.
Sıklıkla kullanılan kelimeler Türkiye, Türk, Erdogan, halk, Suriye, hükümet,
Kürt, Suriyeli, devlet ve darbe olmuştur. Türkiye etkileyici bir lider
(Erdogan) tarafından idare edilen, silahlı Kürt gruplarla gerilim yaşayan,
Suriye iç savaşına karışmış, başarısız darbe teşebbüsünden muzdarip olurken
Gülen Hareketi’ne saldıran ve bunun da toplumda ağır baskıya neden olduğu bir ülke
olarak temsil edilmiştir. BBC'nin özellikle üç haber çerçevesi kullandığı
bulunmuştur: çatışma (Erdoğan vs. Gulen, Türkiye vs. Suriye, Türkiye vs.
silahlı Kürt gruplar), insan çıkarı (terör, savaş ve baskı yüzünden acı çekme)
ve sorumluluk (kurtarıcı olarak Erdogan).



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Article Details

Representations of countries in the international media: The case of Turkey in the BBC

Authors: Şebnem CANSUN | Engin ARIK

Publisher: Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches 2019 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.515-536

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000497534

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2147-1185

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.511706

Issues

Authors:

Şebnem CANSUN | Engin ARIK

Publisher:

Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches 2019 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.515-536

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000497534

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2147-1185

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.511706