The Sahel Military Regimes’ Anti-Western Discourse: The Case of Mali

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 3, 173 - 196, 02.09.2025

Burak Yetimoğlu , Fatih Dağ

https://doi.org/10.12658/M0774

Öz

This study analyzes the anti-Western rhetoric in the communiques of the military transitional government in Mali read on the Office de Radio et de Télévision du Mali (ORTM) within the framework of Teun Adrian Van Dijk’s socio-cognitive discourse analysis theory. The second coup d’état in Mali in May 2021 led to the eviction of civilian elements from the transitional government and the failure to hold the promised elections. Under regional and international pressure, the anti-Western discourse, particularly anti-French, became the official discourse of the Malian military authority. The research argues that this discourse reflects a pragmatic approach at national, regional, and international level and is structured around the themes of terrorism, state sovereignty, and neocolonialism.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Socio-cognitive discourse analysis , Teun Adrian van Dijk , anti-Western rhetoric , anti-French rhetoric , military regime , coup , Mali

Sahel Askerî Rejimlerinin Batı Karşıtı Söylemi: Mali Örneği

Öz

Bu çalışma, Mali’de askeri geçiş hükümetinin Office de Radio et de Télévision du Mali (ORTM) aracılığıyla okunan bildirilerindeki Batı karşıtı retoriği, Teun Adrian Van Dijk’in sosyo-bilişsel söylem analizi teorisi çerçevesinde incelemektedir. Mali’de Mayıs 2021’de gerçekleşen ikinci darbe, geçiş hükümetinden sivil unsurların çıkarılmasına ve vaat edilen seçimlerin gerçekleştirilememesine yol açmıştır. Bölgesel ve uluslararası baskılar altında, özellikle Fransa karşıtı söylem, Malili askeri otoritenin resmi söylemi haline gelmiştir. Araştırma, bu söylemin ulusal, bölgesel ve uluslararası düzeyde pragmatist bir yaklaşımı yansıttığını ve terörizm, devlet egemenliği ve yeni-sömürgecilik temaları etrafında yapılandırıldığını ileri sürmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sosyo-bilişsel söylem analizi , Teun Adrian van Dijk , Batı karşıtı retorik , Fransa karşıtı retorik , askeri rejim , darbe , Mali

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