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Syrian Refugees, Public Attitudes, Policy Areas and Political Parties in Turkey: A Systematic Analysis of Twitter Data

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  • Osman Zeki Gökçe

    (Istanbul Medipol University)

  • Emre Hatipoglu

    (KAPSAR King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, Riyadh)

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The Syrian refugee problem has become an important topic in Turkish politics. Although public opinion has played an important role in shaping policies towards Syrian refugees, our knowledge of how these attitudes are formed is scant. Taking a four-month snapshot of Turkish tweets on Syrian refugees and utilizing a novel clustering technique allowing hand-coding of their content feasible, this study assessed the relative salience of issues raised relating to refugees and tested users assign culpability to Turkish political parties regarding these issues. Findings confirm the salience of security issues and suggest that attitudes towards Syrian refugees are highly politicized

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  • Osman Zeki Gökçe & Emre Hatipoglu, 2021. "Syrian Refugees, Public Attitudes, Policy Areas and Political Parties in Turkey: A Systematic Analysis of Twitter Data," Working Papers 1469, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Apr 2021.
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