POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY
Abstract
The aim of this study, in which populism is treated as a form of political discourse used by politicians who want to preserve the current power or influence the people, isto qualitatively demonstrate the dimensions of populism that exists in political discourse in Turkey. For this purpose, the political discourse of the Leaders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Republican People's Party (CHP) will be discussed and examined through their parliamentary speeches.In this study, speeches of the leaders after the Coup Attempt on 15th July 2016 will be analysed based on the Essex School Discourse Theory, which was led by Laclau and Mouffe. On behalf of a comparative analysis specifically, the current study will contribute to the relevant area in terms of demonstrating how the discoursein Turkish politics is built withinthe populisms by the government in power and by the mainopposition party.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Political Science
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 4, 2020
Submission Date
June 6, 2020
Acceptance Date
November 19, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 4 Number: 7
APA
Sevük, T., & Şakı Aydın, O. (2020). POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. İmgelem, 4(7), 299-319. https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB
AMA
1.Sevük T, Şakı Aydın O. POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. İMGELEM. 2020;4(7):299-319. https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB
Chicago
Sevük, Tolga, and Oya Şakı Aydın. 2020. “POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY”. İmgelem 4 (7): 299-319. https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB.
EndNote
Sevük T, Şakı Aydın O (December 1, 2020) POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. İmgelem 4 7 299–319.
IEEE
[1]T. Sevük and O. Şakı Aydın, “POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY”, İMGELEM, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 299–319, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB
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Sevük, Tolga - Şakı Aydın, Oya. “POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY”. İmgelem 4/7 (December 1, 2020): 299-319. https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB.
JAMA
1.Sevük T, Şakı Aydın O. POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. İMGELEM. 2020;4:299–319.
MLA
Sevük, Tolga, and Oya Şakı Aydın. “POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY”. İmgelem, vol. 4, no. 7, Dec. 2020, pp. 299-1, https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Sevük, Oya Şakı Aydın. POPULISM: THE RISING DISCOURSE OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE IN TURKEY. İMGELEM [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;4(7):299-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97EM48AB