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Dijital Kamusal Alanda Nefretin Söylemi: Volkan Konak Olayı Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

The Discourse of Hate in the Digital Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis on the Case of Volkan Konak
Authors: Emel YILMAZ;

Dijital Kamusal Alanda Nefretin Söylemi: Volkan Konak Olayı Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

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Bu çalışma, sanatçı Volkan Konak’ın 2024 yılındaki vefatı sonrasında dijital kamusal alanda ortaya çıkan söylemsel tepkileri ve nefret/linç dinamiklerini karşılaştırmalı bir nitel analizle ele almaktadır. Olayın başlangıç noktası, Çatalca Müftüsü’nün X (Twitter) platformunda yaptığı “Keferenin biriydi, ölmüş gitmiş; böylelerine rahmet okunmaz” paylaşımıdır. Bu açıklamanın Yeni Akit tarafından 15 Aralık 2024 tarihinde “Keferenin biriydi, ölmüş gitmiş Volkan Konak’a rahmet okunmaz” başlığıyla haberleştirilmesi üzerine, dijital kamusal alanda geniş yankı uyandıran bir tepki zinciri oluşmuştur. Kuramsal olarak Habermas’ın kamusal alan yaklaşımı, Castells’in ağ toplumu kuramı ve Stuart Hall’un temsil teorisi temel alınmış; söylem çözümlemesi için Van Dijk’in eleştirel söylem analizi yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Ampirik veri olarak Tele1 ve Halk TV’nin YouTube’da yayımladıkları haber videolarının altındaki kamuya açık kullanıcı yorumları incelenmiştir. Tele1 video kaydında 3.978, Halk TV video kaydında ise 2.145 yorum bulunmaktadır. Çalışmanın örneklemi, nitel derinliği korumak amacıyla her iki videodan amaçlı örnekleme (purposive sampling) yöntemiyle seçilen 50’şer yorumdan, toplamda 100 yorumdan oluşmaktadır. Analizler sonucunda dijital kamusal alanda üç ana eğilim belirlenmiştir: (1) Yas ve empati odaklı söylem kullanıcıların önemli bir kısmı, vefat eden sanatçı için taziye ve anma dilini benimsemiştir. (2) Kurumsal ve etik eleştiri müftüye yöneltilen eleştirilerde insanlık, ahlak ve liyakat temaları öne çıkmıştır. (3) Nefret ve dışlayıcı söylem bazı kullanıcıların hakaret ve aşağılama içeren ifadeleri, dijital linç kültürünün yeniden üretildiğini göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, dijital kamusal alanın demokratik tartışma potansiyelinin, hız, anonimlik ve duygusal mobilizasyon etkisiyle kolayca kutuplaşma ve nefret diline dönüşebildiği saptanmıştır.

This study examines the discursive reactions and hate/lynching dynamics that emerged in the digital public sphere following the death of Turkish singer Volkan Konak in 2024. The triggering point was a post made by the Mufti of Çatalca on X (Twitter), stating, “He was one of the infidels no mercy should be prayed for such.” This statement was reported by Yeni Akit on December 15, 2024, under the headline “He was an infidel, he’s gone; no mercy for Volkan Konak,” sparking widespread reactions and ideological polarization in the digital public sphere.Theoretically, the study draws on Habermas’s (2003) concept of the public sphere, Castells’s (2013) theory of the network society, and Hall’s (1997) theory of representation, while employing Van Dijk’s (2008) Critical Discourse Analysis as the main methodological framework. Empirical data were collected from user comments under YouTube videos published by Tele1 and Halk TV, containing 3,978 and 2,145 comments respectively. To ensure qualitative depth, a purposive sample of 100 comments (50 from each channel) was analyzed.Findings reveal three dominant discursive tendencies: (1) grief and empathy discourse, (2) institutional and ethical criticism, and (3) hate and exclusionary discourse. Overall, the study concludes that the democratic potential of the digital public sphere can be undermined by the dynamics of speed, anonymity, and emotional mobilization, which foster polarization and normalize hate speech.

Keywords

Volkan Konak, Dijital Medya, Kamusal Alan, Nefret Söylemi, Temsil, Eleştirel Söylem Analizi, Volkan Konak, Digital Media, Public Sphere, Hate Speech, Representation, Critical Discourse Analysis

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