Information Package / Course Catalogue
Media and Politics
Course Code: GZ520
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Within the scope of the course, it is planned to discuss the political structure formed in the capitalist structure formed by the bourgeoisie after feudalism in the context of the media. In the course, it is aimed to evaluate the media's function of informing and informing the public in the context of its relationship with politics and to analyze the relationship between media and politics with examples in the world and in Turkey.

Course Content

In this course, the media's function of informing and informing the public will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with politics and the relationship between media and politics will be analyzed with examples from the world and Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüseyin ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.Examines media-politics relations and theoretical debates with examples from the history of the republic.
2.Analyzes the role of political power in cultural developments in the modernization process and its determination on the media.
3.Evaluates the effects of political transformations on social life as a communication process.
4.Analyzes the relationship between media and politics and ecomony.
5.Identifies the impact of the media on its audience as it transforms politically.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İrvan, S. (2014). Medya, Kültür, Siyaset. Ankara: Pharmakon Kitap.
2.Mutlu, E. (2005). Globalleşme, Popüler Kültür ve Medya. Ankara: Ütopya.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Brief History of the Newspaper
Week 2 - Theoretical
Journalism Activities in the West and the Ottoman Empire
Week 3 - Theoretical
First Legal Regulations in the West and the Ottoman Empire and the Status of Press Activities
Week 4 - Theoretical
Some Legal Regulations Regarding the Press and the Status of Press Activities in the Republican Period (1923 - 46)
Week 5 - Theoretical
1946 - 50 Political Developments and the State of the Press
Week 6 - Theoretical
The State of the Turkish Press in the DP Period and Press-Power Relations
Week 7 - Theoretical
May 27th Revolution and the Developments in the Turkish Press Afterwards
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
March 12 Period and Afterwards Turkish Press and Developments
Week 10 - Theoretical
September 12th Revolution and Afterwards Political Developments and the Press in Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Transition to Private Television Broadcasting and Regulation of Private Television Broadcasting
Week 12 - Theoretical
Post-September 12 Magazineization in the Turkish Press
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Phenomenon of Monopolization and Monopolization in the Turkish Press after September 12
Week 14 - Theoretical
Defining Journalist Identity in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Term Project28220
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026