Detecting Turkish Cyberbullying Tweets Using Machine Learning

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a form of crime where individuals are subjected to online hate speech and harassment, and its prevalence has increased with the growth of social media. There is a noticeable gap in the current literature, especially for cyberbullying detection in languages other than English. This study proposes a method for automatic cyberbullying detection in Turkish tweets. The proposed model incorporates the Support Vector Machine and Random Forest classification algorithms. The model has been trained on labeled real-world data sourced from Twitter. To address the characteristics of the Turkish language, a natural language processing tool called Zemberek-NLP has been used. This tool captures the nuances of the language, enhancing the accuracy of the detection model. This research aims to contribute to the fight against cyberbullying by presenting an innovative approach to detecting it in Turkish.

Keywords

• Cyberbullying Detection
• Turkish Social Media
• Machine Learning
• Support Vector Machine (SVM)
• Random Forest (RF) Classifier

Makine Öğrenimi Kullanarak Türkçe Siber Zorbalık Tweetlerini Tespit Etme

Abstract

Siber zorbalık, çevrimiçi nefret söylemi ve tacizle bireylerin maruz kaldığı bir suç biçimidir ve sosyal medyanın büyümesiyle yaygınlık kazanmıştır. Mevcut literatürde, özellikle Türkçe dışındaki dillerde siber zorbalık tespiti için belirgin bir eksiklik bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, Türkçe tweet'lerde otomatik siber zorbalık tespiti için bir yöntem önermektedir. Önerilen model, Destek Vektör Makinesi ve Rastgele Orman sınıflandırma algoritmalarını içerir. Model, Twitter'dan alınan etiketli gerçek dünya verisiyle eğitilmiştir. Türk, dilinin, özelliklerini ele almak için Zemberek-NLP adlı bir doğal dil işleme aracı kullanılmıştır. Bu, araç, dilin, nüanslarını, ele alarak, tespit modelinin doğruluğunu artırır. Bu çalışma, Türkçe'deki siber zorbalık tespiti için yenilikçi bir yaklaşım sunarak, siber zorbalıkla mücadeleye katkıda bulunmayı hedeflemektedir.

Keywords

• Siber Zorbalık Tespiti
• Türkçe Sosyal Medya
• Makine Öğrenimi
• Destek Vektör Makinesi (SVM)
• Random Forest (RF) Sınıflandırıcı

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