Research Article

Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye

Volume: 20 Number: 3 November 26, 2025
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Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye

Abstract

The aim of this study is to try to understand and explain social media physicians. In this study, firstly, the market institutional logic and social media, which are thought to form the conceptual framework of the concept of social media medicine in the institutional framework, are mentioned. The research is a case study conducted with qualitative research methodology and data triangulation is used in this study. In the study, 1000 posts of 20 social media physicians with more than 500,000 followers in Turkey were analyzed through content analysis. Then, in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 physicians from different specialties using Instagram. As a result of the research, it was stated that the emergence of the concept of social media physician was realized through the interaction of market institutional logic and social media processes and the concept was defined.

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Ethical Statement

This study was prepared in accordance with the rules of scientific research and publication ethics with Mardin Artuklu University Ethics Committee Approval Certificate dated 14.08.2024 and 16th decision of session number 10.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 26, 2025

Submission Date

November 1, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 20 Number: 3

APA
Eroğlu, O. (2025). Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 20(3), 896-924. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1577589
AMA
1.Eroğlu O. Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;20(3):896-924. doi:10.17153/oguiibf.1577589
Chicago
Eroğlu, Osman. 2025. “Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 20 (3): 896-924. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1577589.
EndNote
Eroğlu O (December 1, 2025) Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 20 3 896–924.
IEEE
[1]O. Eroğlu, “Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye”, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 896–924, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.17153/oguiibf.1577589.
ISNAD
Eroğlu, Osman. “Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 20/3 (December 1, 2025): 896-924. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1577589.
JAMA
1.Eroğlu O. Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;20:896–924.
MLA
Eroğlu, Osman. “Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 896-24, doi:10.17153/oguiibf.1577589.
Vancouver
1.Osman Eroğlu. Transformation in Health: Social Media Physician in Türkiye. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;20(3):896-924. doi:10.17153/oguiibf.1577589

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