TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF TWITTER SHARES

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 25, 76 - 97, 30.05.2023

Abdullah Yasin Erdem

https://doi.org/10.53092/duiibfd.1238959

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Confidence in the judiciary is considered important as a part of the social trust in the political system as a whole. In this context, there are some practices that will reinforce confidence in the judiciary. These practices have started to become widespread, especially with the development of information and communication technologies. The Constitutional Court is a guarantee for individuals, especially through individual applications. This study, which evaluates the communication of the Constitutional Court with the citizens through the use of social media, focuses on what the Court uses Twitter account for. In this context, tweets shared in 2022 were analyzed by content analysis method. According to the results of the analysis, the Court, as expected, mostly shared tweets about individual application and review of norm decisions. Apart from these, publications and statistical information on court activities are among the most frequently sent tweets. Considering the number of followers of the court, it can be stated that the shared content does not receive enough interaction. However, the court's use of social media is considered important in terms of its contribution to transparency, awareness and legitimacy.

Keywords

Social Media, Constitutional Court, Twitter, Content Analysis

TÜRK ANAYASA MAHKEMESİNİN SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI: TWİTTER PAYLAŞIMLARININ İÇERİK ANALİZİ

Abstract

Yargıya güven bir bütün olarak siyasal sisteme duyulan toplumsal güvenin bir parçası anlamında önemli görülmektedir. Bu kapsamda yargıya güveni pekiştirecek bazı uygulamalar bulunmaktadır. Bu uygulamalar özellikle bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin de gelişmesiyle yaygınlaşmaya başlamıştır. Anayasa mahkemesi özellikle bireysel başvuru vasıtasıyla bireyler açısından bir güvence niteliğindedir. Anayasa Mahkemesinin vatandaşla iletişimini sosyal medya kullanımı üzerinden değerlendiren bu çalışma, Mahkemenin Twitter hesabını ne amaçla kullandığına odaklanmaktadır. Bu kapsamda 2022 yılında paylaşılan tweetler incelenerek içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendrilmiştir. Yapılan analiz sonucuna göre Mahkeme, beklendiği gibi, en çok bireysel başvuru ve norm denetimi kararlarıyla ilgili tweetler paylaşmıştır. Bunlar dışında mahkeme faaliyetlerine ilişkin yapılan yayınlar ve istatistik bilgileri en çok gönderilen tweetler içerisinde yer almaktadır. Mahkemenin takipçi sayısını göz önünde bulundurduğumuzda paylaşılan içeriklerin yeterince etkileşim almadığı ifade edilebilir. Ancak mahkemenin sosyal medya kullanımı şeffaflığa, farkındalığa ve meşruiyetine sunduğu katkı açısından önemli görülmektedir.

Keywords

Sosyal Medya, Anayasa Mahkemesi, Twitter, İçerik Analizi

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