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Media Instrumentalization and the Denigration of Islamic Values under the Pretext of Freedom of Expression

Medyanın Araçsallaşması: İfade Özgürlüğü Bağlamında Medya İçeriklerinde İslami Değerlere Saldırı ve Yaşanan Bunalımlar

Sacide Şahin(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0459-3547
Vahit İlhan(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2765-9652
Pages
453–480
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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Furthermore, the study draws attention to the mutually supportive attitudes among those who produce such media content in reinforcing anti-Islamic narratives, which emerges as a significant detail within the analysis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Islamophobia is a contemporary issue that spans various academic disciplines, including politics, law, sociology, and theology.
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Key Findings & Data:It is increasingly conceptualized as a form of cultural racism, particularly due to the portrayal of Muslims as a homogenous group, despite their diverse beliefs and practices.
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Conclusion & Impact:Furthermore, the study draws attention to the mutually supportive attitudes among those who produce such media content in reinforcing anti-Islamic narratives, which emerges as a significant detail within the analysis.
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⚙️Variables:Theo van Gogh · Müslümanların Masumiyeti · Charlie Hebdo

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Islamophobia is a contemporary issue that spans various academic disciplines, including politics, law, sociology, and theology. It is increasingly conceptualized as a form of cultural racism, particularly due to the portrayal of Muslims as a homogenous group, despite their diverse beliefs and practices. However, the fact that the media is one of the primary areas where Islamophobia is produced leads communication studies to focus on this issue. The anti-Islamic discourse in the polemics, which dates back to the eighth century and claims that the prophethood of the Prophet Muhammad is false and Islam is a heretical religion, is continued today through media texts. This study examines selected media content that reflects explicit hostility toward Islam and contributes to wider social and international agendas. It highlights how freedom of expression is often instrumentalized in these contexts, allowing for the exploitation of Islamic values under the guise of critique. Furthermore, the study draws attention to the mutually supportive attitudes among those who produce such media content in reinforcing anti-Islamic narratives, which emerges as a significant detail within the analysis.

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İslamofobi; siyaset, hukuk, sosyoloji ve teoloji gibi çeşitli akademik disiplinleri kapsayan çağdaş bir sorundur. Müslümanların, inanç ve pratiklerindeki çeşitliliğe rağmen homojen bir grup olarak sunulması nedeniyle, giderek kültürel ırkçılığın bir biçimi olarak kavramsallaştırılmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, medyanın İslamofobinin üretildiği başlıca alanlardan biri olması, iletişim çalışmalarının bu konuya odaklanmasına yol açmaktadır. Sekizinci yüzyıla kadar uzanan ve Hz. Muhammed’in peygamberliğinin sahte olduğu ile İslam’ın sapkın bir din olduğu iddialarını içeren polemiklerdeki anti-İslami söylem, günümüzde medya metinleri aracılığıyla sürdürülmektedir. Bu çalışma, İslam’a yönelik açık düşmanlığı yansıtan ve daha geniş toplumsal ve uluslararası gündemlere katkıda bulunan seçilmiş medya içeriklerini incelemektedir. İfade özgürlüğünün bu bağlamlarda sıklıkla araçsallaştırıldığına, eleştiri kisvesi altında İslami değerlerin istismar edilmesine imkân tanıdığına dikkat çekmektedir. Ayrıca çalışma, bu tür medya içeriklerini üretenler arasındaki karşılıklı destekleyici tutumların, anti-İslami anlatıların pekiştirilmesinde nasıl rol oynadığını vurgulamakta; bunun analiz içinde önemli bir ayrıntı olarak ortaya çıktığını belirtmektedir.

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Şahin, S., İlhan, V. (2025). Media Instrumentalization and the Denigration of Islamic Values under the Pretext of Freedom of Expression. Medya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 453–480. https://doi.org/10.47951/mediad.1677681

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