Turkish is home to a large refugee population. In fact, it has the largest refugee community from neighboring Syria. Although he is proud in being a haven for The oppressed and the disadvantaged people Flee conflicts, and some politicians have social media Users fuel tensions between locals and refugees. Experts say mediaEspecially social media and play Basic role in this is issue.
Expert point out that discriminatory language used in news Stories are among the contributors to the mentality you see people who They had to flee countries As “bad guys” or foreigners seeking to take advantage of Turkey. Media reports continued on social media networks, accompanied by discriminatory videos and photosin addition to add for this photography.
Mr. Mehmet Barish Horzum of Sakarya University said the posts targeting refugees and migrants went viral on social mediafrequently with “Serious consequences.” that information technology The expert, Horzom pointed out that “cyberbullying” immigrants and refugees left Irreversible effect on they. For example, when someone tweets a post About “Some Afghans who injured (Turkish national), A large number of peoplewithout checking storyf share He. She. Those who share it may not mean it post He told Anadolu Agency (AA). on Thursday.
Horzum pointed out that “correct” use of technology against Misinformation was important because digital The platforms were the most basic Source of Mutual information. When used incorrectly, digital media trigger Several psychological and social f criminal Issues. Maybe lead for the consequences like Increased xenophobia and attacks on Migrants, refugees and discrimination towards disadvantaged communities.
he is also pointed out social media Algorithms played role in fastPosting racist posts. Algorithms are methods of Probability analysis of interactions of social media users with Topics that may interest them in. They are based on What were we share on social media and prioritizing content exclusively for us Based on on Those posts during the show content. In contrast, it reinforces the idea that others share We saw. So, even if our opinion wrongmay convince its spread us to me advocate more powerful for they.”
assistant professor Nursem Keskin Aksay, a sociologist from Ibn Khaldun University, said: language It is the starting point of Discrimination towards immigrants and refugees in traditional media And the social media platforms. “this is group of people already when encountering a hurdle call Among them are foreigners or foreigners. many media outlets use this is term But we need To eliminate this alienation language said Aksay. she also Highlight that media I used the word “refugee” for both for Migrants and refugees, although they have completely different meanings. She said “bad”take photo of refugees in traditional media reflects itself on social media is very. “employment social mediaRefugees and immigrants are always at the center of discussions for bad the things they did. People don’t think twice while sharing photos, videos, and posts with discriminatory language. in the end of Today, they are portrayed as people with Low income without any intellectual past or education and people who We are in Turkey just to exploit it,” she said.
Aksay said that a discriminatory mentality trying to cram all refugees intoone identity” regardless of Their diverse differences and more Often , faced demeaning mentality depicts them as people who don’t commit rules And they lack manners. She pointed out that her field studies and studies conducted by other researchers showed that refugees genuinely love Turkey and tried to adapt to it. rules of Turkish country and society while at the same time preserving their own culture.
