ABSTRACT

Turkey’s recent democratic backsliding has been profoundly reflected in the near-complete government control of mass media. Pro-government mainstream media, rather than pursuing truth, has engaged in systematic production and dissemination of simulacra. Developed by Baudrillard, the concept of simulacrum can provide insights into the truth and reality perceptions of Turkish voters. This has been a topic widely discussed, given that produced simulacra establish a legitimation framework for the Turkish government’s domestic and foreign policies. Various print and electronic sources are studied to analyse the content of speeches and used techniques. In this study, Baudrillard’s scheme will be applied for the study of three political narratives dominant in the Turkish public sphere: Turkey’s ‘struggle for survival (bekâmücadelesi)’, the projection of key opposition leaders as ‘traitors’, and ideal leadership and diplomacy from past to present through two popular television series, ‘Diriliş Ertuğrul (Resurrection Ertuğrul)’ and ‘Payitaht Abdülhamid (Leader Abdülhamid)’.

摘要

土耳其近来的民主倒退深刻反映在政府对大众媒体近乎完全的控制上。亲政府的主流媒体不追求真相，而是系统地制作和传播拟像。由鲍德里亚开发的拟像概念可以洞察土耳其选民对真相和现实的看法。这是一个广泛讨论的话题，因为它产生了拟像为土耳其政府的国内外政策建立合法化框架。研究了各种印刷和电子资源，以分析演讲的内容和使用的技巧。在这项研究中，鲍德里亚的方案将用于研究土耳其公共领域中占主导地位的三种政治叙事：土耳其的“生存斗争 ( bekâ mücadelesi )”、将主要反对派领导人投射为“叛徒”，以及理想的领导和外交通过两部热门电视连续剧“ Diriliş Ertuğrul（复活的 Ertuğrul） ”和“ Payitaht Abdülhamid（领袖阿卜杜勒哈米德）”从过去到现在。