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SOCIAL MEDIA AND LOCAL ELECTIONS: AN ANALYSIS ON THE AK PARTY’S #gönülbelediyeciliği HASHTAG

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 44 - 70, 27.01.2020

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This article
focuses on Twitter, it’s a microblogging platform using for election campaign
and communication during Turkey’s local election, held on 31st March 2019.
Election-related tweets analyzed with the multi-layered empirical methodology. Hashtags
as a key element of the digital landscape are not only appearing Twitter but
also the other platforms. Also, people started to use hashtags in an offline
environment (news covers, election slogans, advertising etc). In this research
analyzed the collected tweets under the hashtag of #gönülbelediyeciliği. This
paper aims to explore the Turkish voters' engagement process on Twitter. For
this reason during the local election campaign; hashtags, influencers and
geographical distribution of tweets were analyzed. The #gönülbelediyeciliği
hashtag was searched in Turkish Twitter environment, between 9th March 2019,
and 16th March 2019. Web content analysis method was used to evaluate the data
sets and the findings were evaluated by this method.

Kaynakça

  • Bakker, T. P., & de Vreese, C. H. (2011). Good News For The Future? Young People, Internet Use, and Political Participation. Communication Research, 38(4), 451–470. doi:10.1177/ 0093650210381738
  • Barnard, S. R. (2016). ‘Tweet Or Be Sacked’: Twitter And The New Elements Of Journalistic Practice. Journalism, 17(2), 190-207.
  • Bimber, B. (2014). Digital Media in The Obama Campaigns of 2008 and 2012: Adaptation To The Personalized Political Communication Environment. Journal Of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 130-150.
  • Bonilla, Y., & Rosa, J. (2015). # Ferguson: Digital Protest, Hashtag Ethnography, and the Racial Politics of Social Media in the United States. American Ethnologist, 42(1), 4-17.
  • Bruns, A., & Highfield, T. (2013). Political Networks on Twitter: Tweeting the Queensland State Election. Information, Communication & Society, 16(5), 667-691.
  • Burgess, J., Galloway, A., ve Sauter, T. (2015). Hashtag as Hybrid Forum: The Case of #Agchatoz. Hashtag Publics. The Power and Politics of Discursive Networks. Nova York, Peter Lang, 61-76.
  • Chadwick, A. (2013). The Hybrid Media System: Power and Politics.
  • Cornfield, M. (2017). Empowering the Party-Crasher: Donald J. Trump, the First 2016 GOP Presidential Debate, and the Twitter Marketplace for Political Campaigns. Journal of Political Marketing, 16(3-4), 212-243.
  • Gerbaudo, P. (2017). Social Media Teams As Digital Vanguards: The Question of Leadership in The Management of Key Facebook and Twitter Accounts of Occupy Wall Street, Indignados and UK Uncut. Information, Communication & Society, 20(2), 185-202.
  • Gibson, Rachel K. 2010. “Parties, Social Media and the Rise of ‘Citizen-Initiated’ Campaigning.” American Political Studies Association.
  • Gilmore, J. (2012). Ditching the pack: Digital media in the 2010 Brazilian congressional campaigns. New Media & Society, 14(4), 617–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444811422429
  • Kaigo, M. (2012). Social media usage during disasters and social capital: Twitter and the Great East Japan earthquake. Keio Communication Review, 34(1), 19-35.
  • Kapoor, K. & Dwivedi, Y. (2015). Metamorphosis of Indian electoral campaigns: Modi's social media experiment. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 11(4), 496-516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2015.072430
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Gibson, R., & Vedel, T. (2014). Online campaigning in France, 2007–2012: Political actors and citizens in the aftermath of the Web. 2.0 evolution. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 220-244.
  • Kruikemeier, S., van Noort, G., Vliegenthart, R., & de Vreese, C. H. (2014). Unraveling The Effects Of Active And Passive Forms Of Political Internet Use: Does It Affect Citizens’ Political Involvement? New Media & Society, 16(6), 903–920. doi:10.1177/1461444813495163
  • Marcinowski, F., Metag, J., & Wattenberg, C. (2014). Why Do Candidates Use Online Media in Constituency Campaigning? An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 151–168.
  • Meriç, Ö. (2015). 140 Karakterle Siyaset Konuşmak: Twitter ve Siyasetçi-Yurttaş Etkileşimi, S. Ersöz Karakulakoğlu ve Ö. Uğurlu (eds.) İletişim Çalışmalarında Dijital Yaklaşımlar Twitter, Heretik Yayınları, Ankara, 33-59.
  • Polat, R. K. (2005). The Internet And Political Participation: Exploring The Explanatory Links. European Journal Of Communication, 20(4), 435-459.
  • Ross, K., & Bürger, T. (2014). Face to face (book) Social media, political campaigning and the unbearable lightness of being there. Political Science, 66(1), 46-62.
  • Strandberg, K. (2013). A social media revolution or just a case of history repeating itself? The use of social media in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary elections. New Media & Society, 15(8), 1329–1347. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812470612
  • Tosyali, H., & Sütcü, C. S. Türkiye’de Sosyal Medya Üzerinden Siyasal Propaganda Yapmak: 2018 Cumhurbaşkani Seçimi Örneği. Öneri Dergisi, 14(51), 61-89.
  • Yaylagül, L. (2008). Kitle İletişim Kuramları. Ankara: Dipnot.
  • Zappavigna, M. (2011). Ambient affiliation: A linguistic perspective on Twitter. New media & society, 13(5), 788-806.
  • https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/ysk-kesin-sonuclari-acikladi/161770 Erişim tarihi: 15.03.2019
  • https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-statistics/ Erişim tarihi: 08.03.2019
  • https://tele1.com.tr/son-anket-aciklandi-akpnin-ankarada-durum-bicak-sirti-6671/ Erişim tarihi: 19.03.2019
  • https://wearesocial.com/global-digital-report-2019 Erişim tarihi: 02.03.2019

SOSYAL MEDYA VE YEREL SEÇİMLER: AK PARTİ #gönülbelediyeciliği ETİKETİ ÜZERİNE BİR ANALİZ

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 44 - 70, 27.01.2020

Öz

Bu makale,
31 Mart 2019'da yapılacak olan yerel seçimlerde, bir kampanya ve iletişim aracı
olarak mikroblog platformu Twitter'a odaklanmaktadır. Seçimle ilgili tivitler
için çok katmanlı ampirik analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Etiketler dijital
alanın ana unsuru olarak sadece Twitter’da değil aynı zamanda diğer
platformlarca da kullanılmaktadır. Ayrıca, insanlar etiketleri çevrimdışı
alanda da (haber başlıkları, seçim sloganları, reklamlar gibi) kullanmaya
başlamışlardır. Çalışmada #gönülbelediyeciliği etiketi altınadaki tivitler
analiz edilmiştir. Bu çalışma Türk seçmeninin Twitter’da etkileşim sürecini
keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu nedenle seçim kampanyası sürecinde; Twitter’da etiketler,
influencerlar ve tivitlerin coğrafi dağılım ile arasındaki ilişkiler analiz
edilmiştir. 9 Mart 2019 ve 16 Mart 2019 tarihleri arasında, Twitter ortamında
yer alan #gönülbelediyeciliği etiketi taranmış ve elde edilen veri seti ve
bulgular web içerik analizi aracılığı ile değerlendirilmiştir. 

Kaynakça

  • Bakker, T. P., & de Vreese, C. H. (2011). Good News For The Future? Young People, Internet Use, and Political Participation. Communication Research, 38(4), 451–470. doi:10.1177/ 0093650210381738
  • Barnard, S. R. (2016). ‘Tweet Or Be Sacked’: Twitter And The New Elements Of Journalistic Practice. Journalism, 17(2), 190-207.
  • Bimber, B. (2014). Digital Media in The Obama Campaigns of 2008 and 2012: Adaptation To The Personalized Political Communication Environment. Journal Of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 130-150.
  • Bonilla, Y., & Rosa, J. (2015). # Ferguson: Digital Protest, Hashtag Ethnography, and the Racial Politics of Social Media in the United States. American Ethnologist, 42(1), 4-17.
  • Bruns, A., & Highfield, T. (2013). Political Networks on Twitter: Tweeting the Queensland State Election. Information, Communication & Society, 16(5), 667-691.
  • Burgess, J., Galloway, A., ve Sauter, T. (2015). Hashtag as Hybrid Forum: The Case of #Agchatoz. Hashtag Publics. The Power and Politics of Discursive Networks. Nova York, Peter Lang, 61-76.
  • Chadwick, A. (2013). The Hybrid Media System: Power and Politics.
  • Cornfield, M. (2017). Empowering the Party-Crasher: Donald J. Trump, the First 2016 GOP Presidential Debate, and the Twitter Marketplace for Political Campaigns. Journal of Political Marketing, 16(3-4), 212-243.
  • Gerbaudo, P. (2017). Social Media Teams As Digital Vanguards: The Question of Leadership in The Management of Key Facebook and Twitter Accounts of Occupy Wall Street, Indignados and UK Uncut. Information, Communication & Society, 20(2), 185-202.
  • Gibson, Rachel K. 2010. “Parties, Social Media and the Rise of ‘Citizen-Initiated’ Campaigning.” American Political Studies Association.
  • Gilmore, J. (2012). Ditching the pack: Digital media in the 2010 Brazilian congressional campaigns. New Media & Society, 14(4), 617–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444811422429
  • Kaigo, M. (2012). Social media usage during disasters and social capital: Twitter and the Great East Japan earthquake. Keio Communication Review, 34(1), 19-35.
  • Kapoor, K. & Dwivedi, Y. (2015). Metamorphosis of Indian electoral campaigns: Modi's social media experiment. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 11(4), 496-516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2015.072430
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Gibson, R., & Vedel, T. (2014). Online campaigning in France, 2007–2012: Political actors and citizens in the aftermath of the Web. 2.0 evolution. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 220-244.
  • Kruikemeier, S., van Noort, G., Vliegenthart, R., & de Vreese, C. H. (2014). Unraveling The Effects Of Active And Passive Forms Of Political Internet Use: Does It Affect Citizens’ Political Involvement? New Media & Society, 16(6), 903–920. doi:10.1177/1461444813495163
  • Marcinowski, F., Metag, J., & Wattenberg, C. (2014). Why Do Candidates Use Online Media in Constituency Campaigning? An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 11(2), 151–168.
  • Meriç, Ö. (2015). 140 Karakterle Siyaset Konuşmak: Twitter ve Siyasetçi-Yurttaş Etkileşimi, S. Ersöz Karakulakoğlu ve Ö. Uğurlu (eds.) İletişim Çalışmalarında Dijital Yaklaşımlar Twitter, Heretik Yayınları, Ankara, 33-59.
  • Polat, R. K. (2005). The Internet And Political Participation: Exploring The Explanatory Links. European Journal Of Communication, 20(4), 435-459.
  • Ross, K., & Bürger, T. (2014). Face to face (book) Social media, political campaigning and the unbearable lightness of being there. Political Science, 66(1), 46-62.
  • Strandberg, K. (2013). A social media revolution or just a case of history repeating itself? The use of social media in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary elections. New Media & Society, 15(8), 1329–1347. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812470612
  • Tosyali, H., & Sütcü, C. S. Türkiye’de Sosyal Medya Üzerinden Siyasal Propaganda Yapmak: 2018 Cumhurbaşkani Seçimi Örneği. Öneri Dergisi, 14(51), 61-89.
  • Yaylagül, L. (2008). Kitle İletişim Kuramları. Ankara: Dipnot.
  • Zappavigna, M. (2011). Ambient affiliation: A linguistic perspective on Twitter. New media & society, 13(5), 788-806.
  • https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/ysk-kesin-sonuclari-acikladi/161770 Erişim tarihi: 15.03.2019
  • https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-statistics/ Erişim tarihi: 08.03.2019
  • https://tele1.com.tr/son-anket-aciklandi-akpnin-ankarada-durum-bicak-sirti-6671/ Erişim tarihi: 19.03.2019
  • https://wearesocial.com/global-digital-report-2019 Erişim tarihi: 02.03.2019
Toplam 27 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil Türkçe
Bölüm Araştırma Makaleleri
Yazarlar

Övünç Meriç Fermanoğlu 0000-0001-5175-6666

Yayımlanma Tarihi 27 Ocak 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi 19 Mart 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2020 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Meriç Fermanoğlu, Ö. (2020). SOSYAL MEDYA VE YEREL SEÇİMLER: AK PARTİ #gönülbelediyeciliği ETİKETİ ÜZERİNE BİR ANALİZ. Selçuk İletişim, 13(1), 44-70. https://doi.org/10.18094/josc.542105