Baudrillard in Ankara: mainstream media and the production of simulacra in the Turkish public sphere

Autor:	Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, Onur T. Karabıçak
Přispěvatelé:	Grigoriadisa, Ioannis N., Karabıçak, Onur Tuğrul
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	History Government Turkish business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Democracy language.human_language Political economy Political science language Production (economics) Mainstream Public sphere business Earth-Surface Processes media_common Mass media
Zdroj:	British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
ISSN:	1469-3542 1353-0194
DOI:	10.1080/13530194.2021.1900781
Popis:	Turkey’s recent democratic backsliding has been profoundly reflected in the near-complete government control of mass media. Pro-government mainstream media, rather than pursuing truth, has engaged in systematic production and dissemination of simulacra. Developed by Baudrillard, the concept of simulacrum can provide insights into the truth and reality perceptions of Turkish voters. This has been a topic widely discussed, given that produced simulacra establish a legitimation framework for the Turkish government’s domestic and foreign policies. Various print and electronic sources are studied to analyse the content of speeches and used techniques. In this study, Baudrillard’s scheme will be applied for the study of three political narratives dominant in the Turkish public sphere: Turkey’s ‘struggle for survival (bekâmücadelesi)’, the projection of key opposition leaders as ‘traitors’, and ideal leadership and diplomacy from past to present through two popular television series, ‘Diriliş Ertuğrul (Resurrection Ertuğrul)’ and ‘Payitaht Abdülhamid (Leader Abdülhamid)’.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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