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Critical discourse analysis of tweets and entries of dissidents in Turkey: the irresistible lure of voting
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)Turkey had 12 major political elections in last 10 years. Such intensive election environment had profound impacts on voters. Especially after the elections conducted in 2018 and 2019 many dissident voters first stated on ... -
Deliberating in difficult times: lessons from public forums in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)This dissertation examines how under semi-authoritarian political contexts and fragmented social structure public deliberation function, by in-depth analysis of three Public Park Forums in İzmir which were created during ... -
Discussion of the Kurdish question in the 1970s Turkish left: textual analysis of the 1970s left periodicals
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This thesis aims to investigate the origins of identity politics by focusing on its lasting relationship between ideological politics. Concerning the literature of the left theories on the question of identity and the ... -
Finding the othering in the representation of Syrian refugee women: critical discourse analysis of the Turkish newspapers Cumhuriyet, Hurriyet, Sabah, Sozcu and Yeni Safak
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)After the outbreak of chaos in 2011 in Syria Arab Spring uprisings, Turkey implemented an open door policy for those who were subjected to forced migration. In this process, Syrians faced the consequences of being in a ... -
Narratives of the ideal Turk image in Turkish collective memory: an analysis of TV dramas “Payitaht: Abdülhamid II” and “Mehmetçik Kût-ül Amâre”
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)This thesis analyzes the construction of the ideal Turk images by the television dramas Payitaht: Abdülhamid II and Mehmetçik Kût-ül Amâre in relation to the production of collective memory. They are examined within ... -
Reproduction of Turkishness on television: an analysis of TRT series
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)This thesis analyses two different TRT series to reveal when and how Turkishness is reproduced on television. These two series are Sevda Kuşun Kanadında and Seksenler. The thesis makes use of an interpretative approach ... -
Rethinking state and civil society relations in Turkey: an analysis on migrant health
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)This thesis aims to investigate what kind of functions can civil society organizations serve in states that have historically created unfavorable structural conditions for them. For this purpose, a political ethnography ... -
The role of ideas in political party change: the case of the Republican People’s Party in Turkey (1965-1973)
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)This dissertation examines the role of ideas as explanatory factors in the phenomenon of party change. Based on historical research on the case of party change in the Republican People’s Party (RPP) between 1965 and 1973, ...
