Browsing by Author "Hawks,B.B."

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A Country Under Siege: Reflection of Identity Crisis on the Formation of Public Opinion in Turkey
(International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2016) Hawks,B.B.
To date, academic attention in social sciences remains inadequate with regard to research and analysis of public opinion in Turkey. Most of the existing research has assessed the public opinion during political election periods. Therefore, it is of great interest to find out what the public thinks about current issues in the country, and how to interpret the results to be able to reveal whether they may have any reflections on social, political, and cultural structure of the country. The current study aims to fill this gap. The research on political and social trends in Turkish public opinion has been conducted since 2010 by Kadir Has University Turkey Research Center. The survey's objective is to reveal public opinion on the most important current issues in the country, the economy, terror, the Kurdish Issue, domestic and foreign policies, the judicial system, democracy and the media, and, social relations/life in Turkey. The data was collected via face to face interviews. The sample included 1000 respondents, representative of the country's population, aged 18 and above, residing in the city centers of 26 cities in Turkey. Copyright © 2016 International Business Information Management Association
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Deepening Polarization in Turkish Society: the Impact of Political Actors on Public Opinion
(International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2017) Hawks,B.B.
Recent research shows that polarization trends are on the rise in Turkey (Konda 2010; BİLGESAM 2014; Erdoǧan 2016; Kadir Has University Turkey Research Center 2017). There are different patterns of polarization in Turkish social and political structure, while its consequences reveal themselves in the political rhetoric, media discourse and voting behavior. There is not much research done in social sciences with regard to the research of polarization and its underlying factors in Turkey. To be able to assess the impact of polarization on the lives of Turkish citizens, the research community may need to focus on the role of different variables influencing the public opinion on this issue. Accordingly, the current study seeks to fill the gap in the social sciences literature in English on social and political trends in Turkey which may be perceived to be very different by other nations. Research on political and social trends in Turkish public opinion has been conducted since 2010 by Kadir Has University Turkey Research Center. The survey's objective is to reveal public opinion on the most important current issues in the country; politics, economics; foreign policy; Kurdish issue; terror; 15th July Coup Attempt; identities and social Relations; change in Turkey, and voter preferences. The data was collected via face to face interviews. The sample included 1000 respondents, representative of the country's population, aged 18 and above, residing in the city centers of 26 cities in Turkey.
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The Effect of Geographical Indications Over Tourism Marketing: Case of Turkey
(International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2018) Hawks,B.B.; Kırgız,A.C.
In changing and developing world conjunction, competition is not only among products, services or companies, but also between countries and cities. We can list many traditional methods that increase competitive power in tourism and destination marketing. Countries that are looking for new ways to differentiate themselves from traditional methods have found that they should not look too far away. Today, geographical indications are used as effective tools in nation-branding and in creating awareness in tourism industry. Geographical indications are marks indicating the origin of a product. These marks symbolize that a product is identified with a locality, area, region or country of origin with a distinctive characteristic feature, reputation or other qualities. For example; geographically labeled food products carry the characteristics of the geographical region; such as Tanzania's Kilimanjaro coffee, which can't be produced outside of that specific origin and is unique to that geography. It is believed that geographically indicated food products contribute to regions and countries on where they are grown/produced, as well as contributing to the geographical region where the origin of the national market is located within the global market. Tourism is an industry directly affected by the political and economic conjuncture and it is showing a constant development and change in Turkey as well as all over the world. This study investigates the role of products protected under geographical labeling on tourism marketing. As a methodology, in-depth interviews will be done with those who work in Turkey's leading tourism agencies where the geographical indication products are used as a promotional tool in tourism marketing. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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New media's influence on societies: The conflict between government and public in Turkey
(International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2016) Hawks,B.B.
The media in Turkey has long been under the surveillance of government economically and politically. Turkish mass media since its foundation in the late 19th century has aimed to gain its role as the fourth estate in the Turkish political scene. During the period between 1980 and 2000, Turkish media grew more and more liberal and was able to express discontent publicly exercising its checks and balances function. After 2000, under the governance of Justice and Development Party (AKP), the media began to be the subject of widespread pressures. Digital media, as a developing platform in Turkey for expressing rights and freedoms, got its share by the government's restrictions, as well. Since the uncontrollability of the new media posed another threat for the stability of governments, attempts on restricting it became a regular practice in many parts of the world. This study claims that the restrictions imposed on new media violate both freedom of expression and free speech, and this leads to a weakening of democracy. The banning of social networking sites such as YouTube, Google Sites, and others raises questions about the functionality of democracy, since these platforms provide a venue that is widely used around the world to express alternative and dissenting views. Blocking access to websites also represents a serious infringement on freedom of speech and does not befit a democratic society. Copyright © 2016 International Business Information Management Association