Representation of Turkish Identity and Norms in the Media: 2020 Karabakh War

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Pazarbaşı B., Akgül S., Neciyev S.

BILIG, vol.2024-Summer, no.110, pp.21-50, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2024-Summer Issue: 110
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.12995/bilig.11002
  • Journal Name: BILIG
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-50
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

the most critical agenda items in the international community again in 2020, resulting in thousands of casualties from both countries due to the conflicts. This study discusses T & uuml;rkiye's attitude towards the 2020 Karabakh War in the context of international relations, based on the constructivist theory. It focuses on explaining how the country's national identity, as well as the international norms it adheres to, played a decisive role in its current foreign policy implementation. To do this, news articles related to the 2020 Karabakh War were gathered from Turkish and Azerbaijani news portals and subjected to content analysis. The analysis findings revealed that both Turkish and Azerbaijani media heavily emphasized messages related to shared identities and norms that play a significant role in shaping the perception and identities of the parties involved in the conflict. Furthermore, the media depicted the war as a matter of national identity and sovereignty.