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Communication strategies in Turkey : Erdogan, the AKP and political messaging / Taner Dogan.

By: Dogan, Taner [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, [2020]Copyright date: 2020Description: 1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781838602253; 1838602259Subject(s): Erdo�gan, Recep Tayyip | Erdo�gan, Recep Tayyip | AK Parti (Turkey) | AK Parti (Turkey) | 2000-2099 | Communication in politics -- Turkey | Communication in politics | Politics and government | Turkey -- Politics and government -- 21st century | TurkeyGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Communication Strategies in Turkey : Erdogan, the AKP and Political MessagingDDC classification: 352.38409561 LOC classification: JA85.2.T9 | D64 2020Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | EBSCOhost
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title Page -- Dedication Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Short note on methods -- 1 Introduction -- Structure of the book -- 2 The concept of political communication -- What is political communication? -- Americanization of political communication -- Personalization of political communication -- Public image in political communication -- Charisma as a pillar of political communication -- Social Movement Theory -- Collective identity -- 3 Modernization in the Ottoman era, Islamism in Turkey and AKP's rise
What really is Islamism? -- Modernization in the Ottoman era -- Sultan Selim III: Symbol of modernization -- Abdulhamid II and Islamism -- Modernist movements challenging Islamist policies -- Islamism in modern Turkey -- Necip Fazıl Kısakurek -- Sezai Karakoc -- Necmettin Erbakan's Milli Gorus Movement -- History of the Milli Gorus -- Erdogan as an aspiring student of Erbakan -- AKP: Rising from shadows of Erbakan -- AKP's association with the MB -- AKP's silent revolution: Reforms -- AKP's foreign policy: 'Zero-problem' with neighbours -- AKP's political message in foreign affairs
4 The AKP's code of identity -- Party of the periphery -- Islamism and the AKP -- Evolution of the political message -- Discrepancy of collective identity between Erdogan and Gul -- Kurdish peace process -- Generation Z and Erdogan's social media censorship -- Erdogan's consolidation of his power -- Effect of the West's anti-Turkey sentiment on Erdogan's discourse -- Populist leadership and media relations in Turkey -- Framing Erdogan with Weber's charisma theory -- Erdogan's one-man leadership limiting freedom of speech -- Surpassing opposition voices within the party
Erdogan less favourite among generation Z -- Americanization as a communication model of the AKP -- Obama and digital political communication -- Erdogan's body language -- The use of opinion polls in communication -- AKP's political communication inspires Islamist parties -- Erdogan's polarizing discourse -- AKP's identity crisis -- Neo-Ottoman identity -- Reconversion of Hagia Sophia as part of Erdogan's populist politics -- Populist Islamist discourse after the Egyptian coup -- 5 Communicating religion -- Mobilizing religious conservatives at mosques -- Dawah as a source of motivation
Spouse as part of communication -- Observations from Erdogan's rallies -- Poetry as a means of Erdogan's Islamist communication -- Erdogan's logo versus Obama's logo -- AKP's name and logo adapted from Morocco's Islamist party -- Erdogan's pragmatist rhetoric -- Religious symbols in campaign commercials -- AKP's identity dilemma -- Erdogan's popularity in the 'Muslim world' -- Role of women in campaigning -- Praising oppressed Muslims -- Erdogan's traditional 'balcony speech' -- Electoral behaviour of young party members -- AKP receiving more support from Eastern Anatolia
Summary: The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is known for his populist Islamist ideology, charismatic personality, and for ushering in new forms of communication strategies in Turkey. The key tools in Erdogan's political communication repertoire include religious, cultural and historic symbols and imagery. From engaging Israel to the Gezi Park protests, from the Arab uprisings to the July 2016 coup attempt, every key moment in Turkey's recent history has heralded a change in Erdogan's rhetoric. Communication Strategies in Turkey examines the transformation of political messaging that has taken place within the Justice and Development Party (AKP) under Erdogan. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with high profile AKP officials, observations at AKP rallies and headquarters, and analysis of Erdogan's speeches from 2002 to 2019, the book shows how his method of communication changed over time to prioritise a "New Turkey" to replace Ataturk and his legacy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Half-title Page -- Dedication Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Short note on methods -- 1 Introduction -- Structure of the book -- 2 The concept of political communication -- What is political communication? -- Americanization of political communication -- Personalization of political communication -- Public image in political communication -- Charisma as a pillar of political communication -- Social Movement Theory -- Collective identity -- 3 Modernization in the Ottoman era, Islamism in Turkey and AKP's rise

What really is Islamism? -- Modernization in the Ottoman era -- Sultan Selim III: Symbol of modernization -- Abdulhamid II and Islamism -- Modernist movements challenging Islamist policies -- Islamism in modern Turkey -- Necip Fazıl Kısakurek -- Sezai Karakoc -- Necmettin Erbakan's Milli Gorus Movement -- History of the Milli Gorus -- Erdogan as an aspiring student of Erbakan -- AKP: Rising from shadows of Erbakan -- AKP's association with the MB -- AKP's silent revolution: Reforms -- AKP's foreign policy: 'Zero-problem' with neighbours -- AKP's political message in foreign affairs

4 The AKP's code of identity -- Party of the periphery -- Islamism and the AKP -- Evolution of the political message -- Discrepancy of collective identity between Erdogan and Gul -- Kurdish peace process -- Generation Z and Erdogan's social media censorship -- Erdogan's consolidation of his power -- Effect of the West's anti-Turkey sentiment on Erdogan's discourse -- Populist leadership and media relations in Turkey -- Framing Erdogan with Weber's charisma theory -- Erdogan's one-man leadership limiting freedom of speech -- Surpassing opposition voices within the party

Erdogan less favourite among generation Z -- Americanization as a communication model of the AKP -- Obama and digital political communication -- Erdogan's body language -- The use of opinion polls in communication -- AKP's political communication inspires Islamist parties -- Erdogan's polarizing discourse -- AKP's identity crisis -- Neo-Ottoman identity -- Reconversion of Hagia Sophia as part of Erdogan's populist politics -- Populist Islamist discourse after the Egyptian coup -- 5 Communicating religion -- Mobilizing religious conservatives at mosques -- Dawah as a source of motivation

Spouse as part of communication -- Observations from Erdogan's rallies -- Poetry as a means of Erdogan's Islamist communication -- Erdogan's logo versus Obama's logo -- AKP's name and logo adapted from Morocco's Islamist party -- Erdogan's pragmatist rhetoric -- Religious symbols in campaign commercials -- AKP's identity dilemma -- Erdogan's popularity in the 'Muslim world' -- Role of women in campaigning -- Praising oppressed Muslims -- Erdogan's traditional 'balcony speech' -- Electoral behaviour of young party members -- AKP receiving more support from Eastern Anatolia

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is known for his populist Islamist ideology, charismatic personality, and for ushering in new forms of communication strategies in Turkey. The key tools in Erdogan's political communication repertoire include religious, cultural and historic symbols and imagery. From engaging Israel to the Gezi Park protests, from the Arab uprisings to the July 2016 coup attempt, every key moment in Turkey's recent history has heralded a change in Erdogan's rhetoric. Communication Strategies in Turkey examines the transformation of political messaging that has taken place within the Justice and Development Party (AKP) under Erdogan. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with high profile AKP officials, observations at AKP rallies and headquarters, and analysis of Erdogan's speeches from 2002 to 2019, the book shows how his method of communication changed over time to prioritise a "New Turkey" to replace Ataturk and his legacy.

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