Journals / Bilig / Türk Dünyası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi / 2013 / Cilt: 0 - Sayı: 65
The Turkish Press and the Representation of the Armenian Minority during the 1965 Events
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- 203–230
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Abstract
This article aims to analyze Turkish press discourses about theArmenian minority during the 1965 events, which were organized against Turkey by the Armenian diaspora. In the lightof theoretical debates on minority-media relations, the articlemainly examines and discusses the representation of the Armenian minority within the Turkish press during these protests with particular emphasis on the question of whether theywere depicted as an 'ethnic threat' or 'fifth column' for Turkey. Based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of 16national newspapers, the article concludes that media representation of the Armenian minority during the 1965 eventssignificantly deviated from the misrepresentation/underrepresentation nexus of mainstream media theories
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This article aims to analyze Turkish press discourses about theArmenian minority during the 1965 events, which were organized against Turkey by the Armenian diaspora. In the lightof theoretical debates on minority-media relations, the articlemainly examines and discusses the representation of the Armenian minority within the Turkish press during these protests with particular emphasis on the question of whether theywere depicted as an 'ethnic threat' or 'fifth column' for Turkey. Based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of 16national newspapers, the article concludes that media representation of the Armenian minority during the 1965 eventssignificantly deviated from the misrepresentation/underrepresentation nexus of mainstream media theories