Concept of Electoral Violence and Electoral Violence Identity of Turkey

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 162 - 176, 30.06.2022

Emre Savut

https://doi.org/10.47130/bitlissos.1100317

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The basic pupose of this study is to draw a general framework about concept of electoral violence with its basic elements and to reveal the specifications of Turkey depending on the elements within this framework. Concept of electoral violence emerges as a strategic choice to affect the results of elections. Electoral violence can be defined as a sub-branch of political violence and electoral manipulation. But it differs from these concepts in terms of purpose, time and verb forms. Turkish political life has also important examples of electoral violence from transition period to democratic politics to present. Turkey has a unique character in terms of the counter-terrorism, regional differences and the positioning of bureaucratic mechanisms within the system. This unique feature puts Turkey in an extremely favorable position in terms of academic studies on electoral violence.

Keywords

Democracy, Elections, Electoral Violence, Turkey.

Seçim Şiddeti Kavramı ve Türkiye'nin Seçim Şiddeti Kimliği

Abstract

Bu çalışma seçim şiddeti kavramına ilişkin temel unsurlarıyla genel bir çerçeve çizmeyi ve bu çerçeve içerisindeki unsurlara bağlı olarak Türkiye'nin tanımlayıcı özelliklerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Seçim şiddeti kavramı, seçim dönemlerinde sonuçları etkilemeye yönelik stratejik bir tercih olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Siyasal şiddetin ve seçim manipülasyonun bir alt dalı olan seçim şiddeti; amaç, zaman ve eylem biçimi bakımından bu kavramlardan ayrışmaktadır. Türk siyasal yaşamı da demokratik siyasete geçiş sürecinden günümüze önemli seçim şiddeti örneklerine sahne olmuştur. Türkiye terörle mücadele, bölgesel farklılıklar ve bürokratik mekanizmaların sistem içerisindeki konumlanışı bakımından özgün bir niteliğe sahiptir. Bu özgün nitelik Türkiye'yi seçim şiddeti konusundaki akademik çalışmalar açısından son derece elverişli bir konuma taşımaktadır.

Keywords

Demokrasi, Seçim, Seçim Şİddeti, Türkiye

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