Research Project: Türkiye'de Konu Temelli Oy Verme Davranısı ve Kutuplasma Arastırması
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Contributors
Funders
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TB.00617
Authors
Çarkoğlu, Ali
Faculty Member
Publications
Difficult choices: choosing the candidate of the nation alliance in the 2023 Turkish presidential election
(Routledge, 2024) Baruh, Lemi; Çarkoğlu, Ali; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Department of International Relations; Yes; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics
The Turkish presidential election in 2023 marked a pivotal moment for the ruling Justice and Development Party and Erdogan, grappling with criticism over their handling of the economic crisis. Six parties formed the Nation Alliance to challenge the incumbent, but negotiations for the alliance's presidential candidate collapsed, leading to the breakdown of the alliance. This study analyzes the divided opposition and its difficulty in nominating a likeable candidate as another reason for the continuation of President Erdogan's rule. A Response Surface Analysis (RSA) approach is utilized to describe the potential outcomes of the options that opposition parties considered regarding their presidential candidate. The analysis shows that the leader of the Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, was weaker in appealing to the centre-right wing voters of the alliance partner, the Good Party, yet fared better in gathering the support of the Kurdish voter base of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
Authoritarians do it better? belief in misinformation in Turkey
(Sage, 2025) Çarkoğlu, Ali; Bocskay, Zsofia Flora; Bocskay, Zsofia Flora; Andi, Simge; Baruh, Lemi; Department of International Relations; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; Yes; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Misinformation poses a significant threat to the integrity of political systems, particularly in competitive authoritarian regimes (CARs), where it can distort public perception and undermine democratic processes. This study focuses on the 2023 Turkish general elections-a context characterized by widespread misinformation. While extensive research has been conducted on misinformation in democratic systems, where press freedom and digitalization foster a mix of reliable and misleading information, this investigation targets the unique challenges and media consumption patterns in CARs. Utilizing a nationally representative survey after the 2023 elections, we examine the association between media consumption (traditional and online) and susceptibility to misinformation among government and opposition voters. Our findings reveal that partisan news consumption significantly influences belief in misinformation, with individuals tending to believe claims aligning with their political affiliations while rejecting opposing claims. Moreover, television remains a dominant source of information in Turkey, unlike social media, which shows a limited impact on misinformation beliefs but possesses a conditional corrective potential for certain electorate segments. This study underscores the enduring influence of traditional media in CARs and suggests that while the theory of selective exposure and partisanship is applicable, the constrained information environment significantly shapes public perceptions and misinformation dynamics.
