Today, there is a prevailing idea that media is a convincing and effective mechanism for people and the masses, and that even the power of the media in one country is more than the power of the state. For this reason, it is important to investigate how a people or a country is reflected in the media components of another country and what factors feature in this reflection, and also to bring out misleading directions to ensure peace among people or communities. In this study, the concept of Turks problem was scanned in most of the leading news organs of the printed media of the German speaking countries, and associated news which was related to Turk Problem were compiled and examined. The research enclosed a duration of 20 years between 1995 and 2015, and a single problem area focusing on Turk Problem was investigated. The data were analyzed in accordance with context relations and content similarities rather than in a chronological order. The study aims to investigate the aspects that determine the framework of the Turk Problem in the printed media of German-speaking countries and also to make some evaluations in which way these aspects have been related to the historical image. A possible solution and enlightenment of the Turk Problem that pose obstacles to the relations of Europe with Turkey will make contributions to establishing sound grounds for the development of peaceful cooperation and mutual trust between countries in the future. The Turk threat emerged in the historical process was one of the important factors that caused the emphasis on European Union. Therefore, Turkish issue from past to present was discussed in the framework of the concept of Turk Problem in Europe. This reality regarding Turk Problem that has a back in Germans’ minds is also much clearer when it is investigated at printed media of German-speaking countries in the duration of a 20 years between 1995 and 2015. The Turk Problem that brings the light to the historical prejudices against Turks is seen as a determining factor in Turkey’s accession to European Union. The prejudices rooted in history of the relationships between Turks and European powers are still alive in the collective memory and perceptions of the German-speaking countries. Turkey’s different culture and historical identity stands as a major barrier on the current relationships.
Turk problem Turk image German printed media German-speaking countries prejudices
Türk sorunu Türk imgesi Alman yazılı medyası Almanca konuşan ülkeler önyargılar
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | ARAŞTIRMA MAKALELERİ |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 29 Eylül 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 123 |