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THE USE OF TWITTER AS THE MEANS OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM 2017 IN TURKEY

TÜRKİYE’DE 2017 ANAYASA REFERANDUMU SÜRECİNDE SİYASAL İLETİŞİM ARACI OLARAK TWİTTER KULLANIMI

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262–281
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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The results of this study, present information about the users of Twitter supporting different political campaigns in the referendum process, the frequency of tweets, started hashtags, the functions of Twitter, arguments in discussion, and the features of mostly shared tweets during the communication process.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims at analyzing the use of Twitter as the means of political communication in political campaigns by means of constitutional referendum in Turkey, in April 16, 2017.
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Key Findings & Data:This study uses 150,000 tweets as data including the word of “constitution” for evaluation about users.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results of this study, present information about the users of Twitter supporting different political campaigns in the referendum process, the frequency of tweets, started hashtags, the functions of Twitter, arguments in discussion, and the features of mostly shared tweets during the communication process.
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⚙️Variables:Twitter · Siyasal İletişim · Siyasal Kampanyalar

Abstract

This study aims at analyzing the use of Twitter as the means of political communication in political campaigns by means of constitutional referendum in Turkey, in April 16, 2017. Politicians have run their referendum campaigns in reference to the citizens’ preferences as “yes” or “no” about constitutional change. There was a busy communication process on Twitter during the referendum process. This study evaluates the users of Twitter engaged in communication, the functions of Twitter and the content of tweets shared during campaigns. This study uses 150,000 tweets as data including the word of “constitution” for evaluation about users. The content analyze is realized using 5,745 tweets selected from 150,000 tweets, sent to the hashtags “#yes” and “#no” to evaluate the functions of Twitter and the contents of messages. The results of this study, present information about the users of Twitter supporting different political campaigns in the referendum process, the frequency of tweets, started hashtags, the functions of Twitter, arguments in discussion, and the features of mostly shared tweets during the communication process.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, sosyal medyanın siyasal iletişim aracı olarak siyasal kampanyalarda kullanımını Türkiye’de 16 Nisan 2017 tarihinde yapılan anayasa değişikliği referandumu üzerinden incelemektir. Anayasa değişikliği referandumunda siyasetçiler vatandaşların anayasal değişikliğe ilişkin “evet” veya “hayır” tercihlerine referansla siyasal kampanyalarını yürütmüşlerdir. Bu süreçte Twitter’da oldukça yoğun bir iletişim gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, kampanyalarda iletişim sürecine katılan Twitter kullanıcıları, Twitter’ın işlevleri ve tweetlerin içeriği değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışmada kullanıcılara ilişkin değerlendirmeler için veri olarak içerisinde “anayasa” kelimesi geçen 150,000 tweet kullanılmıştır. Twitter’ın işlevlerinin ve mesajların içeriklerinin değerlendirilmesi için içerik analizi 150,000 tweet içerisinde “#evet” ve “#hayır” etiketlerine gönderilen toplam 5,745 tweet üzerinden gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, referandum sürecinde farklı siyasal kampanyalara destek veren Twitter kullanıcıları, paylaşılan tweet sıklıkları, açılan etiketler, Twitter’ın işlevleri, tartışılan argümanlar ve iletişim sürecinde en fazla paylaşılan tweetlerin özellikleriyle ilgili bilgi vermektedir.

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DEMİRHAN, K. (2022). THE USE OF TWITTER AS THE MEANS OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM 2017 IN TURKEY. Erciyes İletişim Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 262–281. https://ajindex.com/articles/502026

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