Full Description
The transformations in alternative media, journalism and social protest in contemporary Turkey have largely occurred due to the upsurge in use of social media. Some of the most fervent users of social media in the world come from Turkey where forms of social media are frequently banned by the Turkish government.
This book looks at the structural, economic and political reasons why the current media system fails urban educated young professionals in Turkey and led them to a month long resistance and protest through the use of social media during OccupyGezi movement. The book outlines the history of alternative media use and the ways in which it has become a tool for the critics of the neoliberal economic system in Turkey. The collection concentrates on social media use within social movements and applies interdisciplinary approaches and research methods, ranging from cinema and visual arts to sociology, political science, content analysis and ethnographic study.
Contents
Preface / Introduction, Murat Akser and Victoria McCollum / Part I: Sustainability / 1. The Diverging Trajectories of Alternative/Citizen Media in Turkey: A Comparative Analysis of Capul TV and 140jurnos, Haluk Mert Bal, Ergin Bulut and Lemi Baruh / 2. The Activist Dimension of the Alternative Media and Sustainability, Laura Avadar / 3. Politics of News Reception and Circulation in Turkish News Culture, Suncem Kocer / Part II: Activism / 4. Journalism in Turkey and the Gezi Park Protest: Power and Agency in the Media Sphere, Désirée Hostettler / 5. Citizen Journalism Through Affective Statements on Twitter, Burcum Kesen / 6. Precarization and Insecurity in Turkey After the Coup Attempt: Era of Denizens in Turkey's New Media Order, Sarphan Uzunoğlu / Part III: Resistance / 7. Social Movement Media and Affective Field: Construction of Activist Subjectivity as a 'Spirit' of Action, Alptug Okten / 8. Communication as Political Action: Gezi Park and Online Content Producers, Eylem Yanardagoglu / 9. Resisting Through Images: Video Activism in the Gezi Park Movement, Gülüm Şener & Perrin Öğün Emre / 10. Contemporary Feminist Media in Turkey: A Study of Online Feminist Platform, Hanife Aliefendioglu / About the Contributors / Index
