JEWS, ARMENIANS HATE SPEECH TARGETS IN TURKISH MEDIA
14:12 28.02.2013
Jews and Armenians are exposed to hate speech more than any other
group, according to a periodic report on hate speech in the Turkish
media, released by the Hrant Dink Foundation, the Hurriyet Daily
News reports.
The report was conducted by scanning 16 newspapers by hand and
searching for key words in the rest of the 1,000 national and local
newspapers published between September and December 2012.
Jews and Armenians are used in hate speech the most, followed by
Christians and Greeks living in Turkey, according to the report
released Feb. 25 on the website of the Hrant Dink Foundation. The
category of “other” is composed of hate speech against LGBT people and
women. Certain people and institutions are also exposed to hate crimes
apart from ethnic, religious and national groups, the report said.
Columns topped the list of media that has used hate speech most
frequently. Although the amount of hate speech targeting Kurdish people
decreased in this period, the report contends it was a result of
differentiating between “good Kurds” and “others in the media.” The
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is widely considered the same as
the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers’ Group (PKK) and subsequently became a target of
hate speech as well, the report added.
The top three dailies that included hate speech content are Yeni
Akit, Milli Gazete and Yeni Mesaj, respectively, the report said,
adding that in the local media, Istanbul, Gölcuk Postası, and Yozgat
Hakimiyet were top three dailies that used hate speech the most.
From: A. Papazian