Turkey, a secular state with a population of 73 millions has a strategic importance with its geopolitical location at the intersection point of Asia, Europe and Africa. Following 1999, the year of its official candidature to the European Union, Turkey is currently a country at the doorstep of EU although debates on status of democratisation, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country are ongoing.
Turkey, a secular state with a population of 99 per cent Muslims is of strategic importance with its geopolitical location where West meets East .Following 1999, the year of its official candidature to the European Union, Turkey is currently a country at the doorstep of EU although various debates on her status of democratization, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country are still ongoing.
Yasemin İnceoğlu* İnci Çınarlı** Media Studies is an emerging discipline in Asia and is of enormous significance at a time when many of the countries in this region are witnessing struggles, both within the state apparatus and without to establish enduring democratic institutions and processes. This is the second essay in the series on global media (Media Studies) by two media scholars from Galatasaray University…
Media Studies: Turkey Media Literacy’