Research Article

Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections

Volume: 6 Number: 1 April 30, 2020

Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections

Abstract

Abstract

In election periods, politicians make use of many communication tools. One of these tools is social media. Social media is used in election campaigns where it is a tool that can reach less cost and faster. In this study, Twitter usages of Elazığ municipal candidates were examined in 31 March 2019 Local Administrations Election. The main purpose of the study is to determine whether the municipal candidates actively use Twitter, a social media tool during the election campaign. Content analysis method was used in the research. The shares of municipal candidates who had personal Twitter accounts during the campaign were analyzed. According to the findings, most of the candidates for Elazığ municipal did not actively use their personal accounts on Twitter during the election. Most of the municipal candidates were found to be insufficient to inform the public through social media.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

August 6, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
İmik Tanyıldızı, N., & Türkan, K. (2020). Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 6(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02
AMA
1.İmik Tanyıldızı N, Türkan K. Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2020;6(1):17-26. doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02
Chicago
İmik Tanyıldızı, Nural, and Kübra Türkan. 2020. “Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 6 (1): 17-26. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02.
EndNote
İmik Tanyıldızı N, Türkan K (April 1, 2020) Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 6 1 17–26.
IEEE
[1]N. İmik Tanyıldızı and K. Türkan, “Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections”, Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 17–26, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02.
ISNAD
İmik Tanyıldızı, Nural - Türkan, Kübra. “Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 6/1 (April 1, 2020): 17-26. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02.
JAMA
1.İmik Tanyıldızı N, Türkan K. Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2020;6:17–26.
MLA
İmik Tanyıldızı, Nural, and Kübra Türkan. “Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 17-26, doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02.
Vancouver
1.Nural İmik Tanyıldızı, Kübra Türkan. Use of Twitter of Elazig Municipal Candidates: Example Of March 31 2019 Local Elections. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2020 Apr. 1;6(1):17-26. doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2020.6.1.02

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