Deceleration of Turkey’s EU Accession on Media Agenda: A Case Study on the Guardian Coverage Between 2003 and 2010
Abstract
Although news items concerning Turkey-EU relations reached at utmost level in 2004 and 2005, the interest of media on Turkish membership ironically decreased gradually after starting membership negotiations on the 3rd October 2005 as it did so in Europe’s policy agenda. The research seeks to ascertain the extent to which the frequency of news items has changed in recent years, and how Turkey-EU relations were covered during the deceleration. The Guardian, one of the leading newspapers of the UK and Europe, is the research sample of the study. News items from this newspaper which were published in the busy period (01/06/2003-31/12/2006) and the silent period (01/01/2007-31/07/2010) were analysed by using quantitative content analysis method. Research results indicate that without a new development in the Cyprus issue, and taking new initiatives in improving democracy and human rights in Turkey, it is unlikely to end the silent period in Turkey-EU relations.
References
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- McCOMBS Maxwell E. (2005), “A Look at Agenda-setting: past, present and future”, Journalism Studies, Vol. 6 (4), 543-557.
- McQUAIL Denis (2005), McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory, Fifth Edition, London, Sage.
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- SCHNEEBERGER Agnes I. (2009), “Constructing European Identity Through
- Mediated Difference: A Content Analysis of Turkey’s EU Accession Process in the British Press”, PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication Vol.1, July 2009, 83-102.
La question de l’adhésion de la Turquie à l’Union européenne occupe une place décroissante dans l’agenda médiatique: Cas d’étude sur la couverture médiatique dans le Guardian effectué entre 2003 et 2010
Abstract
Bien que le nombre d’articles concernant les relations entre la Turquie et l’Union européenne ait atteint un niveau maximal entre 2004 et 2005, l’intérêt porté par les médias à la question de l’adhésion de la Turquie a ironiquement diminué depuis le début des négociations, en date du 3 Octobre 2005. Ce manque d’intérêt des médias coïncide avec la faible place donnée à la Turquie dans l’agenda politique de l’Europe. Cette étude a pour but de montrer comment et avec quelle fréquence les relations entre la Turquie et l’Union européenne ont fait l’objet de discussions dans les médias alors que l’intérêt de ces derniers sur cette question semblait diminuer. Le Guardian, l’un des principaux journaux du Royaume-Uni et d’Europe, constitue l’échantillon de recherche de l’étude. Les articles liés à la Turquie publiés dans la période « chargée » (01/06/2003 - 31/12/2006) et la période « silencieuse » (01/01/2007 - 31/07/2010) ont ainsi été analysés en utilisant une méthode quantitative d’analyse de contenu. Les résultats de l’étude indiquent que, sans la résolution du problème chypriote et sans nouvelles initiatives permettant d’améliorer la démocratie et les droits de l’homme en Turquie, il est peu probable que se termine la période « silencieuse » des relations entre la Turquie et l’Union européenne.
Keywords
agenda-setting médias britanniques relations entre la Turquie et l’Union européenne méthode quantitative d’analyse de contenu
References
- AHTISAARI et al. (2009), Turkey in Europe: Breaking the vicious circle,
- Second report of the Independent Commission of Turkey, September 2009,
- Open Society Foundation - British Council http://www.independentcommission onturkey.org/pdfs/2009_english.pdf, [12.10.2009].
- ARIKAN Harun (2008), Turkey and the EU: An Awkward Candidate for EU
- Membership?, Second Edition, Hampshire, England, Ashgate Publishing. DEARING James W. and ROGERS Everett M. (1996), Communication
- Concepts 6: Agenda-Setting, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage. DISMORR Ann (2008), Turkey Decoded, London, Saqi Books.
- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Website (2005), “Negotiation Framework”, http:// ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/st20002_05_TR_framedoc_en.pdf, [18.06.2009].
- FAUCOMPRET Eric and KONINGS Jozef (2008), Turkish Accession to the EU: satisfying the Copenhagen criteria, New York, Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies.
- FINKEL Andrew (2009), “Intimacy and contempt: the idea of Europe in the Turkish press” in Mutual Misunderstandings: Muslims in the European media – Europe in the media of Muslim majority countries, Oktem Kerem
- (ed), Oxford, Oxford University Press. GRABBE Heather (2005), “When negotiations begin: the next phase in
- EU-Turkey relations” in Why Europe Should Embrace Turkey, Barysch, Katinka (ed), London, Centre for European Reform. HAKURA Fadi (2006), “Turkey’s Accession to the European Union” in MacLean,
- Gerald (ed.), Writing Turkey, London, Middlesex University Press. KARLSSON Ingmar (2007), Avrupa ve Türkler (Europe and Turks), Translated by Turhan Kayaoğlu, Istanbul, Homer Publishing.
- KOENIG et al. (2006), “Media Framings of the Issue of Turkish Accession to the EU”, Innovation, Vol.19(2), 149-169.
- LITTOZ-MONNET Annabelle, and VILLANUEVA PENAS Beatriz (2005), “Turkey and the European Union: the implications of a specific enlargement”, Egmont
- European Affairs Paper, April 2006. http://aei.pitt.edu/9307/, [10.06.2009].
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. and SHAW Donald L. (1972), “The agenda-setting function of mass media”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol.36, 176-185.
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. and SHAW Donald L. (1993), “The Evolution of Agenda
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- McCOMBS Maxwell E. (2002), “The Agenda-Setting Role of the Mass Media in the Shaping of Public Opinion”, Mass Media Economics 2002 Conference,
- London School of Economics, London, http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/extra/ McCombs.pdf, [20.08.2010].
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. (2005), “A Look at Agenda-setting: past, present and future”, Journalism Studies, Vol. 6 (4), 543-557.
- McQUAIL Denis (2005), McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory, Fifth Edition, London, Sage.
- McQUAIL Denis and WINDAHL Sven (1989), Communication models for the study of mass communication, New York, Longman.
- NEGRINE Ralph (2008), “Imagining Turkey”, Journalism, Vol.9 (5), 624-645.
- SCHNEEBERGER Agnes I. (2009), “Constructing European Identity Through
- Mediated Difference: A Content Analysis of Turkey’s EU Accession Process in the British Press”, PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication Vol.1, July 2009, 83-102.
Türkiye’nin Avrupa Birliği’ne Üyeliği Tartışmalarının Medya Gündeminden Düşmesi: Guardian Gazetesi Üzerinde 2003-2010 Yılları Arasını Kapsayan Bir Örnek Olay İncelemesi
Abstract
Türkiye’nin Avrupa Birliği’ne üyeliğiyle ilgili haberler 2004 ve 2005 yıllarında gündemde sıkça yer bulmaktaydı. 3 Ekim 2005’te başlayan müzakere sürecinin hemen ardından, Avrupa siyasi gündeminde de konunun popülerliğini yitirmesiyle, Türkiye-AB ilişkileri Avrupa medyasında önemini kaybetmeye başladı. Bu çalışma son yıllarda konunun medya gündeminde önemini ne kadar yitirdiğini ve bu süreçte hangi çerçevede tartışıldığını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Avrupa’nın ve Birleşik Krallık’ın önemli gazetelerinden biri olan Guardian Gazetesi çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Yoğun dönem (01/06/2003 – 31/12/2006) ve sessiz dönem (01/01/2007 – 31/07/2010) olarak adlandırılan iki dönemde yayınlanan haber metinleri nicel içerik analizi yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları Kıbrıs Sorunu, insan hakları ve demokrasi konularında yeni gelişmeler yaşanmadığı sürece Türkiye-Avrupa Birliği ilişkilerinde sessiz dönemin sonlanmasını zayıf bir ihtimal olarak göstermektedir.
Keywords
gündem belirleme Birleşik Krallık medyası Türkiye - Avrupa Birliği ilişkileri nicel içerik analizi
References
- AHTISAARI et al. (2009), Turkey in Europe: Breaking the vicious circle,
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- Open Society Foundation - British Council http://www.independentcommission onturkey.org/pdfs/2009_english.pdf, [12.10.2009].
- ARIKAN Harun (2008), Turkey and the EU: An Awkward Candidate for EU
- Membership?, Second Edition, Hampshire, England, Ashgate Publishing. DEARING James W. and ROGERS Everett M. (1996), Communication
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- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Website (2005), “Negotiation Framework”, http:// ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/st20002_05_TR_framedoc_en.pdf, [18.06.2009].
- FAUCOMPRET Eric and KONINGS Jozef (2008), Turkish Accession to the EU: satisfying the Copenhagen criteria, New York, Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies.
- FINKEL Andrew (2009), “Intimacy and contempt: the idea of Europe in the Turkish press” in Mutual Misunderstandings: Muslims in the European media – Europe in the media of Muslim majority countries, Oktem Kerem
- (ed), Oxford, Oxford University Press. GRABBE Heather (2005), “When negotiations begin: the next phase in
- EU-Turkey relations” in Why Europe Should Embrace Turkey, Barysch, Katinka (ed), London, Centre for European Reform. HAKURA Fadi (2006), “Turkey’s Accession to the European Union” in MacLean,
- Gerald (ed.), Writing Turkey, London, Middlesex University Press. KARLSSON Ingmar (2007), Avrupa ve Türkler (Europe and Turks), Translated by Turhan Kayaoğlu, Istanbul, Homer Publishing.
- KOENIG et al. (2006), “Media Framings of the Issue of Turkish Accession to the EU”, Innovation, Vol.19(2), 149-169.
- LITTOZ-MONNET Annabelle, and VILLANUEVA PENAS Beatriz (2005), “Turkey and the European Union: the implications of a specific enlargement”, Egmont
- European Affairs Paper, April 2006. http://aei.pitt.edu/9307/, [10.06.2009].
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. and SHAW Donald L. (1972), “The agenda-setting function of mass media”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol.36, 176-185.
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. and SHAW Donald L. (1993), “The Evolution of Agenda
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- McCOMBS Maxwell E. (2002), “The Agenda-Setting Role of the Mass Media in the Shaping of Public Opinion”, Mass Media Economics 2002 Conference,
- London School of Economics, London, http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/extra/ McCombs.pdf, [20.08.2010].
- McCOMBS Maxwell E. (2005), “A Look at Agenda-setting: past, present and future”, Journalism Studies, Vol. 6 (4), 543-557.
- McQUAIL Denis (2005), McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory, Fifth Edition, London, Sage.
- McQUAIL Denis and WINDAHL Sven (1989), Communication models for the study of mass communication, New York, Longman.
- NEGRINE Ralph (2008), “Imagining Turkey”, Journalism, Vol.9 (5), 624-645.
- SCHNEEBERGER Agnes I. (2009), “Constructing European Identity Through
- Mediated Difference: A Content Analysis of Turkey’s EU Accession Process in the British Press”, PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication Vol.1, July 2009, 83-102.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2011 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2011Issue: 14 |
