Abstract
This study aims at understanding the role of social media in the Gezi Park movement in Turkey. The movement started as a protest of an environmentalist group then it turned into a social-political movement. The protestors were opposed to the project of re-building Gezi Park and Taksim Square that is the public area at the center of Istanbul. Politicians, demonstrators, the public and media have agreed on the fact that social media had a significant role in this movement. Social media, especially Twitter, was regarded as the main reason of this movement. The effect of social media on politics on the development of social movements and political participation is often evaluated as an important topic in current academic studies. This study contributes to this literature by focusing on the role of social media in the Gezi Park movement. The analysis consists of Twitter functions, Twitter actors as users, and the forms of communication on Twitter.
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Notes
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The word of “diren (!)” means in English “resist (!)”.
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Cok sert bir gaz bombasi yedik simdi, …. otel'e sigindik, bayilanlar var #direngeziparki (24 RT)
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22:17 - Polis, Gümüşsuyu'nda rastgele gaz bombası sıkıyor! #DirenGeziParki (126 RT)
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in fact, it was an armored personnel carrier
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Diren Gezi Parkı@geziparkibildir 15 Haziran
Polis, …… Hastanesi'ne TOMA ile su saldırısında bulundu: #direngeziparkı (169 RT)
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Ulusal Kanal@ulusalkanal 11 Haziran
Polis Gezi'nin çevresini kuşattı. Resmen bu bir savaş. Gaz ve ses bombaları atılıyor. Revir tahliye ediliyor. #direngeziparki (250 RT)
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BB..@crickettut…. 15 Haziran
Altunizade de gözaltına alınırken bağırdı E… M…… Ailesine ulaşana kadar yayalım. @edih..t #direngezi (872 RT)
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Sel… @Se….. 15 Haziran
@edih..t #DİRENGEZİPARKI 2 dk Şuanda Cihangir Oba Sokak'a doktor lazım kafasından kan geliyor !!!! RT ACİL ACİLLL (351 RT)
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On.. Pos….. @op….. 2 Haziran
İnönüde dozer ele geçirildi, TOMA'ların üstüne sürülüyor. DİRENİŞ! #occupygezi #direngeziparki
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Se… Er…. @Ser..Er…. 3 Haziran
Şu meşhur fotoğrafta ki cami,dün gece İMAM açtı kapılarını.Beyaz gömlekliler doktor,yerde erzak var. #direngeziparki
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mer.. y…. @mrv_y…. 15 Haziran
Uzuncayirda polisin gaz mudahalesi devam ilerleyemiyoruZ ama kimse kipirdamiyor. #direngeziparki #occupygezi
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Hal.. E. @hlte….. 3 Haziran
Photo: Londra Trafalgar Meydanı’ndan Türkiye’de yaşanan direnişe destek devam ediyor. #occupygezi…
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Bu…. Uz…… @Bu……U……….. 12 Haziran
AYDER 'den #occupygezi #geziparki na selam var!
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Rob…. @robi… 13 Haziran Ankaraya destek için gitmek isteyenler var mı? Bugün araba kaldıracağız. Ulaşın destekleriniz bekliyoruz. (RTplz) #direngeziparki
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Ayağa Kalk Taksim @ayagakalktaksim 3 Haziran
İhtiyacı olanlar için ….. Otel'de revir bulunmakta arkadaşlar, yayalım lütfen. #direngeziparki @DirenGeziParki
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İst. Eczacı Odası @ist_eczaciodasi 3 Haziran
İstanbul'daki tüm nöbetçi eczanelerin harita ve iletişim bilgileri http://nobetci.ieo.org.tr/ #direnbesiktas #direngeziparki
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E… D… @e…d… 3 Haziran
Dolmabahçe - Kabataş'a gaz bombası yağdırıyorlar dikkatli olun ve kaçın oradan, orası yerimiz değil! #DirenGeziParkı #occupygezi
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Bitti B…@Bitt… 2 Haziran
Beşiktaş son durum: Ünlem işaretleri polis noktaları.. Saat 2:55 #occupygezi map'ten pic.twitter.com/ABu702biKk
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Ece Il… @Ece… 3 Haziran Herkes okusun,bilsin paylasin!! #direngeziparki
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Ka.. @Ka….. 15 Haziran Taksim - İstiklal - Beyoğlu Wi-Fi şifreleri Yayalım lütfen! #direngeziparkı
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Tar… Flo…. @tar……. 15 Haziran
+++++Harbiye'de revir açıldı. Askeri müzenin karşısında, İstiklalde TMMOB reviri de açık. #direngeziparkı
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Duy… iron….@Duy………. 12 June
Taksim Dayanışması - Taksim Gezi Parkı ÇOK ACİL ihtiyaç listesi #DirenGeziParki
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Bur… T…..@paz…… 12 Haziran
Bu arkadaşımızı tanıyan lütfen ulaşabilir mi? İz kalmaması için plastik cerrah destek verecek. #direngeziparkı
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gıcıklı tu….@de……. 3 Haziran
etrafınızda hala taş atan, şişe savuran, küfürlü slogan atan birileri varsa onları oradan uzaklaştırın hemen #direngeziparkı
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cen…. @cen…….. 3 Haziran BUNLARI SAKIN YAPMAYIN; Irkçı söylem, Parti Yandaşlığı, Yanlış bilgi, Kışkırtma, Provokasyon, Küfürlü slogan, Mülke zarar verme #direngeziparki
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Ba….. @bag……. 12 Haziran
İtalya'da kadın milletvekilleri 'Kırmızı Elbiseli Kız' için bugün kırmızı giyindiler.. #direngeziparki #occupygezi
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Yeş… @Par……. 3 Haziran
Rachel Corrie gibisin yemin ederim, çok güzelsin. #occupygezi
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Taksim Dayanışması @taksimdayanisma 3 Haziran
Dunyanin en guzel paylasma duvari Taksim Gezi de cok farkli muhtesem seyler oluyor #direngeziparki
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Ol….. @MC_.... 3 Haziran
Girnede olaylar durdu karsiyakaya cekiliyoruz provakasyona gelmeden destek verin RT #direngeziparki
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Zeyn…… @zer….. 3 Haziran
Akaretler'e kimse gitmesin; catisacak muhatap bulamasinlar. Haydi lütfen Gezi'ye. Amac baris icinde direnmek. #occupygezi #direngeziparki
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Lambdaistanbul @lambda_istanbul 11 Haziran
Bu aksam 19:00da Taksim Dayanışması'nin çağrısıyla Gezi Parkında toplaniyoruz. Bu daha başlangıç mücadeleye devam! #occupygezi
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sim… öz……. @si……86 3 Haziran
Polis çekilmeden, sorumlular istifa etmeden/görevden alınmadan asıl şimdi #evedönmüyoruz #occupygezi bu insanlar boşuna ölmedi
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Greenpeace Türkiye @Greenpeace_Med 1 Haziran Greenpeace Uluslararası Direktörü Gezi'ye destek, polis şiddetine kınama: #occupytaksim #direngeziparkı
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Greenpeace Québec @greenpeaceQC 1 June
"@EDa…… avec protestataires Gezi (Istanbul) pr protéger droit à manifester pacifiquement #occupygezi
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Demirhan, K. (2014). Social Media Effects on the Gezi Park Movement in Turkey: Politics Under Hashtags. In: Pătruţ, B., Pătruţ, M. (eds) Social Media in Politics. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04666-2_16
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