( Students should be taught the relevant media jargon and/ or
allowed to study, with your help, an article classifying papers where the said
jargon may be observed in situ.)
Newspapers are the oldest vehicle used
for conveying the news to the community. However, in contemporary times,
newspapers have evolved from pieces of paper to lifestyle. To be specific, in
Turkey, they can be considered in terms of socio-economic factors and political
bias which in turn can help categorize readers in terms of their choices of
newspaper.
Regarding the socio-economic class of
readers, working class and middle class people generally choose cheaper
newspapers such as Posta, Haber Türk without any regard for their quality. On
the other hand, rich and educated classes focus on the content of papers much
more than the other factors and their choices are generally related to their
interests and biases. Due to this, Milliyet is read mostly by these classes.
On the other hand newspapers can also be
categorized into groups according to their political views. Due to Turkey’s
current political climate, there are only two groups in this category: pro
government papers and anti government papers. Zaman, Vakit and Sabah are
examples of papers that support the government with their conservative views.
Conversely, Cumhuriyet, Milliyet and Bugün are opposed to current government
policies championing a more secular world view. Unfortunately it is not
possible to discuss right wing or left wing papers in Turkey in the real sense
as political bias in Turkey centers around conservatism and secularism. Due to
this, there are very few newspapers which support the far right or the far
left.
In conclusion, newspapers in Turkey may
be categorized into various groups according to various criteria. However,
people can also be categorized into groups according to their preferences as
all newspapers not only provide insight into events but also into the types of
people who read these papers providing realistic insight into the
composition of Turkish society.
BAYRAM AKDENİZ / INT. The beginning of
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