@article{article_423215, title={Reflections of Asabiyyah Effect on Social Differentiation in Social Media: The Case of the July 15th Military Coup Attempt}, journal={Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi}, pages={1–12}, year={2019}, DOI={10.17829/turcom.423215}, author={Mencet, Mustafa Sami and Ertürk, Onur}, keywords={Sosyal Medya,15 Temmuz,Asabiyet,İbn Haldun,Göstergebilim}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:18px;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">     </span> <span style="text-indent:14.15pt;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif">During the July 15th Coup Attempt in Turkey, many firsts were experienced. The Grand National Assembly </font> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">of Turkey and other state buildings were bombed by Turkish warplanes led by putschist pilots, the civilians </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">were fusilladed intensively and their resistance was strong and uncompromising. Yet, the media subordinate </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">to the putschists in previous coup attempts played a crucial role in the failure of the putschists in this coup </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">attempt. Just after the President’s call to civilians for resistance in the squares, many people, who were </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">organized in the social media platforms, shielded themselves against soldiers and tanks immediately, but </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">the soldiers of junta could manage to kill 173 civilians. Meanwhile, another part of the society kept their </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">silence and went to ATMs or markets in fear of a probable war. When the activities in the social media </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">within the process of the coup attempt are considered, it can be figured out that both parts of the society </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">were influenced by the social media contents and that they acted accordingly. An in-depth analysis of </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">the elements that affect the perception, and reactions within these two different segments of the society, </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">attitude-development and action-taking of these two parts is vital for the prevention of such attempts which </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:-1cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:150%;"> <font face="Times New Roman, serif"> <span style="font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.133333px;">have the power to directly influence the well-being of the country and the peace of the society. For this </span> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"}, number={32}, publisher={Marmara Üniversitesi}