Research Article

Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media

Volume: 73 Number: 3 September 10, 2018
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Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media

Abstract

Nuclear power plants, viewed as alternative energy resources in energy production, have become a hot topic especially after the disaster having taken place in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Turkey focuses on nuclear power plant construction, trying to decrease her energy dependency on other countries. The discourse about nuclear energy co-exists with the different social actors and their practices as the stakeholders, like governments, opposition parties, industry partners, NGOs, and the locals.
In this study, the reactions about Turkey’s first proposed nuclear power plant to be constructed in Akkuyu are dealt with from the context of news discourse. The developments as to the construction of the plant will be analyzed from an integrated perspective called political economy. To that end, the developments experienced between 2010 and 2017 were analyzed from the perspective of five politically differing newspapers, which are Birgün, Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Sabah and Yeni Şafak. Those closely affiliated with the government write in favor of nuclear energy policies whereas the ones in opposition give room to the opposing news and events.

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References

  1. Referans 1 Desai, Danika L. (2012). “Discursive Narratives About Nuclear Power in the Aftermath of Fukushima: A Media Analysis on the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal”, http://nature.berkeley.edu/classes/es196/projects/2012final/DesaiD_2012.pdf

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 10, 2018

Submission Date

July 21, 2017

Acceptance Date

August 17, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 73 Number: 3

APA
Bulut, S., & Karlıdağ, S. (2018). Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 73(3), 891-911. https://doi.org/10.1501/SBFder_0000002521
AMA
1.Bulut S, Karlıdağ S. Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media. SBF Dergisi. 2018;73(3):891-911. doi:10.1501/SBFder_0000002521
Chicago
Bulut, Selda, and Serpil Karlıdağ. 2018. “Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 73 (3): 891-911. https://doi.org/10.1501/SBFder_0000002521.
EndNote
Bulut S, Karlıdağ S (September 1, 2018) Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 73 3 891–911.
IEEE
[1]S. Bulut and S. Karlıdağ, “Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media”, SBF Dergisi, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 891–911, Sept. 2018, doi: 10.1501/SBFder_0000002521.
ISNAD
Bulut, Selda - Karlıdağ, Serpil. “Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 73/3 (September 1, 2018): 891-911. https://doi.org/10.1501/SBFder_0000002521.
JAMA
1.Bulut S, Karlıdağ S. Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media. SBF Dergisi. 2018;73:891–911.
MLA
Bulut, Selda, and Serpil Karlıdağ. “Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, vol. 73, no. 3, Sept. 2018, pp. 891-1, doi:10.1501/SBFder_0000002521.
Vancouver
1.Selda Bulut, Serpil Karlıdağ. Nuclear Energy Discourse in Turkish Media. SBF Dergisi. 2018 Sep. 1;73(3):891-91. doi:10.1501/SBFder_0000002521

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