Sosyal Medyada İslamofobik Paylaşımlar: Twitter Örneği

Abstract

Günümüzde milyarlarca kişi tarafından takip edilen sosyal medya uygulamalarıyla İslamofobinin kendisi canlı kalmakla birlikte, söz konusu durum yeni bir boyut kazanarak sanal âleme taşınmıştır. Müslüman dünyası dışında kendini konumlandıran bir kavram olmakla birlikte, günümüzde artık İslam coğrafyalarında da İslamofobik durumlarla karşılaşılmaktadır. Sosyal medyada İslamofobik paylaşımları konu edinen bu araştırmada; 25.10.2020 – 03.01.2021 tarihleri arasında Twitter’da Allah (c.c.) kullanıcı adıyla paylaşımda bulunan hesabın tweetleri (250) ve bu hesabı takip edenlerin bu tweetlere yaptığı paylaşımlar (9440) Maxqda programıyla alınmıştır. Nitel anlamda incelenen verilerle ilgili hesap ve takip edicilerin Allah, peygamberler, melek, Kur’an-ı Kerim, Müslümanlar, ahiret inancı ve farzlar (namaz, oruç) başta olmak üzere dini değer ve söylemleri alaya alan İslamofobik paylaşımlar yaptığı tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada ele alınan örnek özelinde geleneksel medyada periyodik aralıklarla gündeme gelen İslamofobik söz ve eylemlerin her an sosyal medyada üretildiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışma; İslam özelinde yapılan bu tür tahkirlere ilişkin Türkiye’nin uluslararası kuruluşlarla yapılacak manevi değerlerin korunmasın öncü rol oynamasını gündeme getirmektedir.

Keywords

• İslamofobi
• Anti-İslamizm
• Türkiye
• Twitter

Islamophobic Posts on Social Media: The Twitter Case

Abstract

Although Islamophobia itself remains alive with social media applications followed by billions of people today, the situation in question has taken on a new dimension and moved into the virtual world. Although it is a concept that positions itself outside the Muslim world, nowadays Islamophobic cases are also encountered in Islamic geographies. In this research, which deals with Islamophobic posts between 25.10.2020 and 03.01.2021 on social media, the tweets (250) of the account which were shared on Twitter with the username Allah and the shares (9440) of those who follow this account to these tweets were taken with the Maxqda program. The data analyzed qualitatively mock religious values and discourses. It has been determined that the account made Islamophobic posts, in particular on Allah, prophets, angels, Qur’an, Muslims, belief in the hereafter, and obligatory prayers (prayer, fasting). It has been concluded that Islamophobic words and actions that come to the agenda in traditional media periodically are produced in social media at any time. The study brings forward that Turkey should play a leading role in the protection of moral values to be made with international organizations regarding such insults made specifically against Islam.

Keywords

• Islamophobia
• Anti-Islamism
• Islam
• Turkey
• Twitter

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