The Securitisation of News in Turkey - Journalists as Terrorists? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines why Turkey has become infamous as a repressor of news media freedom. For the past decade or so it has stood alongside China as a notorious jailer of journalists - at the same time as being a candidate state of the EU. The author argues that the reasons for this conundrum are complex and whilst the AKP is responsible for the most recent illiberality, its actions should be taken in the wider context of Turkish politics - and the three way battle for power which has been raging between Kemalists, Kurds and Islamists since the republic was founded in 1923. The AKP are the current winners of this tripartite power struggle and the securitisation of journalists as terrorists is part of that quest. Moreover, whilst securitisation is not new, it has intensified recently as the number of the AKP's political opponents has proliferated. Securitisation is also a means of delegitimising journalism - and neutralizing any threat to the AKP's electoral prospects - whilst maintaining a democratic facade on the world stage. Lastly, the book argues that whilst the AKP's securitisation of news began as a means of quashing the reporting of illiberality against wider political targets, since 2016 it has become a target in its own right. In the battle for power in Turkey, journalism is now one of the many losers.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
Release date:	July 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Natalie Martin
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-049380-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	3-03-049380-6
Barcode:	9783030493806

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