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Book SynopsisThis edited collection analyzes the genesis, dynamics, and operations of different communication contexts in relation to digital transformations in Turkey. Akdenizli offers a multi-faceted and balanced discussion of the role and impact of communication technologies in a country with questionable and notorious freedom of expression violations.
Trade ReviewAs Turkey prepares to complete a digital transformation roadmap in line with the 2018-2020 Medium Term Program (MTP), the content of the book Digital Transformations in Turkey: Current Perspectives in Communication Studies is very timely.... A major strength of the book lies in the variety of research methods used within the 15 chapters. Thus, the book would serve as an excellent book in information and technology communication, research, and internaional communication courses. * Communication Research Trends *
"This book is a welcome and much needed contribution to the growing field of Internet Studies. Filled with insightful, forward-thinking and well designed essays and studies, it expands our understanding of how online media are shaping and are being shaped by the Turkish socio-cultural context. Sophisticated, up-to-date, and innovative, this is a must read for all those interested in the transformative potential of the net and its platforms." -- Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Digital Transformations in Turkey convincingly unpacks the illusion of Turkish homogeneity and instead presents the immense complexity and heterogeneity that characterizes this country. This diversity is present in the book itself, with a combination of critical and descriptive chapters, and with attention spent on both subordinated groups in Turkish society, and mainstream political and business actors. Firmly embedded in context, but simultaneously transcendent of national context’s confining nature, this book is a fascinating read for those interested in the cultural, social, and political aspects of digital media.” -- Nico Carpentier, Uppsala University
“Congratulations to the editor, Banu Akdenizli, and the eclectic contributors of this impressive and timely volume on the role and impact of digital communication technologies, including social media, on the cultural, relational, and political aspects of Turkish society. This book will be of interest to researchers, instructors, and students of cultural studies, mass communication, global studies, and contemporary media.” -- Yahya R. Kamalipour, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Table of ContentsContents Part 1: Culture, Society and the Individual Chapter 1: A Multidimensional Privacy Orientation Scale: Development and Validation with Turkish Twitter Users Lemi Baruh, Haluk Mert Bal and Zeynep Cemalcılar Chapter 2: New Media, Everyday Life, and the Poor: An Ethnographic Inquiry Hakan Ergül, Emre Gökalp and İncilay Cangöz Chapter 3: Online Games and the Spirit of Capitalism: An Analysis of Youngsters and Clash of Clans Billur Ülger Chapter 4: “To be a Child in the 1980s” in Turkey: Construction of Generational Memory and Nostalgia Through Cyberspace Demet Lüküslü Chapter 5: cingeneyiz.blogspot.com.tr: A Case of Representing the Gypsy Identity on the Internet in Turkey Özlem Akkaya Part 2: Industries, Design and Practice Chapter 6: Changing Power Perceptions: Public Relations Practitioners and Social Media Ebru Uzunoğlu, Burcu Öksüz and Merve Genç Chapter 7: Integrating New Media into Higher Education: A Turkish Case in Transmedia, Convergence and Gamification Erkan Saka Chapter 8: Every Now And Then: Journalists and Twitter Use in Turkey Banu Akdenizli Chapter 9: Communicating Social Responsibility: A Look at Turkish Corporate Websites Banu Bıçakçı Chapter 10: Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Labors, Our Rights:The Socialist Feminist Collective and The Feminist Politics Berrin Yanıkkaya Part 3: Insitutions, Governance and Democracy Chapter 11: In Quest for Democracy: Internet Freedom and Politics in Contemporary Turkey Aslı Tunç Chapter 12: “#WeAreErdoğan”: The Justice and Development Party’s Social Media Campaign during the 2011 General Elections Mutlu Binark, Tuğrul Çomu, Aslı Telli Aydemir, Günseli Bayraktutan, Burak Doğu, Gözde İslamoğlu Chapter 13: The Politics of the Digital Technoscape in Turkey: Surveillance and Resistance of Kurds Burçe Çelik Chapter 14: The Revolution Will Be Hacktivated: Turkish Marxist Hacker Groups Murat Akser Chapter 15: Using Social Media Dialogically?Political Parties in Turkey and the 2014 Local Elections Banu Akdenizli and Nazlı Çetin
