Abstract
Representing Of Cartoon Crisis In Turkish Press: Samples Of Vakit, Cumhuriyet And Posta Dailies
This paper is included analyzes of caricature crisis news in Turkish press On 30-9- 2006, Danish Newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons mocking Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). The repercussions of these offensive caricatures are big in the Muslim world and people. Because of insulting caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed and their subsequent republication by some other European newspapers and at the violent acts that have occurred in reaction to them. Turkey expresses yourself is a bridge in West and East. It is also secular and modern but in the same manner a traditional Muslim country. In this frame how have Turkish press approached caricature crisis? In these studies Turkish newspapers Vakit which is known as Radical Islamic Daily, Posta, which is the bestseller daily, and Cumhuriyet which is known secular standpoint are sample. The news included caricature crisis in these newspapers published between 30th September 2006 and 30 March 2007 is analyzed. Results are commented in the view of Mohammed Arkoun’s perspective to Islam: radical, traditional and reformist. <
Keywords
cartoon crisis, freedom of press, Islam in Turkish media