TY - JOUR T1 - Covering Turkey: The Dilemmas of Foreign Correspondents between the Desk and the Field TT - Covering Turkey: The Dilemmas of Foreign Correspondents between the Desk and the Field AU - Yanardağoğlu, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Eylem PY - 2014 DA - October DO - 10.16878/gsuilet.64673 JF - Galatasaray Üniversitesi İletişim Dergisi PB - Galatasaray Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1305-2411 SP - 99 EP - 116 IS - 20 LA - en AB - In the last decade, Turkey’s appeal for international news organizations has risen dramatically. In 1991, there were 85 accredited foreign reporters based in Turkey, the number was recorded as 145 in 2000, 200 in 2005. At the end of 2013, there were 317 accredited members of the foreign media, working for 284 different media organizations. This study accounts for the noticeable increase in the number of foreign correspondents in Turkey. By analyzing data collected via 20 in-depth interviews and online questionnaires, it offers insight on the personal and professional characteristics and practices of foreign journalists covering Turkey. The findings suggest that correspondents “feel responsible” for explaining the complexities in Turkey for their audiences, highlighting the dilemmas between the “desk” and the “field”. They also indicate that Istanbul as an emerging global city does in its own right attracts new media connections. KW - foreign correspondent KW - Turkey KW - journalists KW - foreign KW - news KW - international N2 - In the last decade, Turkey’s appeal for international newsorganizations has risen dramatically. In 1991, there were 85 accreditedforeign reporters based in Turkey, the number was recorded as 145 in2000, 200 in 2005. At the end of 2013, there were 317 accredited membersof the foreign media, working for 284 different media organizations. 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