Dehumanizations in Political Cartoons: A Case Study on the Jews in Turkiye Between 1930-1945

Nigar Değirmenci; Ç. P. Tunçer

doi:10.16878/gsuilet.1290012

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Siyasal Karikatürlerde Dehümanizasyon: 1930-1945 Yılları Arasındaki Karikatürlerde Yahudiler Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Öz

Bu çalışma, 1930-1945 yılları arasında Türkiye'de yayınlanan siyasal karikatürlerde dehümanizasyon tekniklerinin kullanımını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla öncelikle kavramsal ve kuramsal çerçevede farklı dehümanizasyon türleri incelenmiştir. Daha sonra amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen beş karikatür göstergebilim ve eleştirel söylem analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Çalışmanın sonunda karikatürlerde farklı dehümanizasyon biçimlerine rastlandığı görülmüştür. Ancak bu dönemde Amerika’daki karikatürlerde Japonlar veya Almanya’daki karikatürlerde Yahudiler için soykırım mesajı içeren insanlıktan çıkarma kullanılırken, Türkiye'de bu karikatürlerde dehümanizasyon dönemin ekonomik ve diğer sorunlar için daha çok günah keçisi olarak ortaya çıktığı anlaşılmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Déshumanisations dans les caricatures politiques : une étude de cas sur les Juifs de Turquie entre 1930 et 1945

Öz

Cette étude vise à examiner l'utilisation des techniques de déshumanisation dans les caricatures politiques publiées en Turquie entre 1930 et 1945. À cette fin, différents types de déshumanisation ont été examinés principalement dans le cadre conceptuel et théorique. Ensuite, cinq caricatures sélectionnées par la méthode d'échantillonnage raisonné ont été soumises à une analyse sémiotique et critique du discours. Au terme de l'étude, on constate que différents types de déshumanisation se retrouvent dans les caricatures. Cependant, alors que la déshumanisation a été utilisée pour les Japonais dans les caricatures en Amérique ou pour les Juifs dans les caricatures en Allemagne de cette époque avec un message de génocide, celle dans ces caricatures en Turquie a émergé plutôt sous forme de boucs émissaires pour les problèmes économiques et autres rencontrés.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dehumanizations in Political Cartoons: A Case Study on the Jews in Turkiye Between 1930-1945

Abstract

This study aims to examine the use of dehumanization techniques in political cartoons published in Türkiye between 1930-1945. For this purpose, different types of dehumanization were examined primarily in the conceptual and theoretical framework. Then, five cartoons selected by the purposive sampling method were subjected to semiotics and critical discourse analysis. At the end of the study, it is seen that different types of dehumanization are found in cartoons. However, while dehumanization with a message of genocide was used for the Japanese in the cartoons in America or for the Jews in the cartoons in Germany in this period, it is understood that the dehumanization in these cartoons in Türkiye emerged mostly in the form of scapegoats for the economic and other problems experienced.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nigar Değirmenci ^*
0000-0002-6295-6265
Türkiye

Ç. P. Tunçer
0000-0001-6114-6909
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2023

Submission Date

April 29, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 39

DOI

https://doi.org/10.16878/gsuilet.1290012

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https://izlik.org/JA48TD32TX

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Değirmenci, N., & Tunçer, Ç. P. (2023). Dehumanizations in Political Cartoons: A Case Study on the Jews in Turkiye Between 1930-1945. Galatasaray Üniversitesi İletişim Dergisi, 39, 7-34. https://doi.org/10.16878/gsuilet.1290012