A Critical Discourse Analysis of German Media: 24 June 2018 General Elections of Turkey

Abstract

Events like Arab Spring, Syrian Civil War, Refugee Crisis and the rise of DAESH that happened after 2010, lead to destabilization of political situation and governments in many of the Middle Eastern countries and created a power vacuum in the region. Turkey with its politically stable and relatively strong economic power became one of the countries to be first contacted in the region. Turkey’s changing foreign policy also started to drift apart from the US and EU’s regional foreign policy which brought the attention of the foreign media on Turkey and especially on the government. European in general and German media in particular started cover the domestic policy and foreign policy of Turkey in detail and generally depicts it negatively. Events in Turkey are covered with news, interviews and documentaries in the European media on nearly daily basis. However, there are very few research on the discourse used in those news. This article aims to point this gap through subjecting the discourse created on 24 June 2018 Turkish Early General Elections by two important German media organ, Tageszeitungand Süddeutsche Zeitung, to the critical discourse analysis.

Keywords

• Turkey,24 June Turkish Early Elections,Tageszeitung,Süddeutsche Zeitung,Critical Discourse Analysis,Critical Discourse Analysis

Alman Medyasının Eleştirel Söylem Analizi: 24 Haziran 2018 Türkiye Genel Seçimleri

Abstract

2010 sonrasında gerçekleşen Arap Baharı, Suriye İç Savaşı, Mülteci Krizi ve DAEŞ’in yükselişi gibi olaylar Ortadoğu devletlerinin yönetimlerini istikrarsızlaştırırken bir güç boşluğu da ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bölgede, siyasi olarak daha istikrarlı ve ekonomik olarak görece güçlü bir konumda bulunan Türkiye, bölge dışı ülkeler açısından da önemli bir uluslararası muhatap haline gelmiştir. Türkiye’nin farklılaşan dış politikasıyla birlikte bölgede, ABD ve güçlü AB ülkeleriyle her zaman uyumlu hareket etmemesi dış basının dikkatini Türkiye’nin ve özellikle mevcut hükümetin üzerine daha fazla çekmiştir. Genel olarak Avrupa, özelde ise Alman basınında Türkiye’de yaşanan iç ve dış siyasi gelişmeler ayrıntılı, ancak genellikle olumsuz olarak ele alınmaktadır. Türkiye’de yaşanan gelişmelere dair Avrupa basınında hemen her gün birçok haber, röportaj ve belgesel yayınlanmaktadır. Ancak bu haberlerin oluşturduğu söylem üzerine oldukça az sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır. Bu makalenin amacı, bu boşluğa işaret ederek Alman medyasının iki önemli yayın organı olan Tageszeitungve Süddeutsche Zeitunggazetelerinin 24 Haziran 2018 Türkiye Genel Seçimleri üzerinden Türkiye, Türkiye’deki önde gelen siyasi figürler ve meseleler üzerine nasıl bir söylem geliştirdiğini eleştirel söylem analizi bağlamında ele almaktır.

Keywords

• Türkiye,Tageszeitung,Süddeutsche Zeitung,Eleştirel Söylem Analizi,24 Haziran Türkiye Genel Seçimleri,Eleştirel Söylem Analizi

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