The Rise of Conspiracy-Driven Political Parties and the Example of the New Welfare Party from Turkey

Mustafa Cem Oğuz

Makale detayları

The Rise of Conspiracy-Driven Political Parties and the Example of the New Welfare Party from Turkey

Yazarlar:

Mustafa Cem Oğuz

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi Hareketler

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.848-862

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328077

pISSN:

2587-2567

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Özet:

 The close relationship between conspiracy theories and politics has intensified even more in the 21st century and transformed the political institution. We see that this transformation has increased even more with the pandemic and conspiracy theories have spread to all institutions and discourses. So much so that there is now talk of conspiracy-driven political parties. In this study, we discussed the New Welfare Party YRP, which left its mark on Turkeys last local elections, within this framework and evaluated it with aspects that bring it closer to global examples and differentiate it. Accordingly, YRP follows the conspiracy theories that are valid on a global scale and especially believes in the goal of global elites reducing the population. All the other conspiracies the party promotes are also related to this theme; Covid 19, Vaccinevaccination, GMO seeds, Global Warming, LGBT and Womens Rights Struggle. What distinguishes the party from other conspiracy-driven parties is its success in the last local elections. Even though there are different explanations for this success in Turkey, our claim is that conspiracy theories increased YRPs visibility in the media and thus enabled it to reach large audiences.

 The close relationship between conspiracy theories and politics has intensified even more in the 21st century and transformed the political institution. We see that this transformation has increased even more with the pandemic and conspiracy theories have spread to all institutions and discourses. So much so that there is now talk of conspiracy-driven political parties. In this study, we discussed the New Welfare Party YRP, which left its mark on Turkeys last local elections, within this framework and evaluated it with aspects that bring it closer to global examples and differentiate it. Accordingly, YRP follows the conspiracy theories that are valid on a global scale and especially believes in the goal of global elites reducing the population. All the other conspiracies the party promotes are also related to this theme; Covid 19, Vaccinevaccination, GMO seeds, Global Warming, LGBT and Womens Rights Struggle. What distinguishes the party from other conspiracy-driven parties is its success in the last local elections. Even though there are different explanations for this success in Turkey, our claim is that conspiracy theories increased YRPs visibility in the media and thus enabled it to reach large audiences.

 The close relationship between conspiracy theories and politics has intensified even more in the 21st century and transformed the political institution. We see that this transformation has increased even more with the pandemic and conspiracy theories have spread to all institutions and discourses. So much so that there is now talk of conspiracy-driven political parties. In this study, we discussed the New Welfare Party YRP, which left its mark on Turkeys last local elections, within this framework and evaluated it with aspects that bring it closer to global examples and differentiate it. Accordingly, YRP follows the conspiracy theories that are valid on a global scale and especially believes in the goal of global elites reducing the population. All the other conspiracies the party promotes are also related to this theme; Covid 19, Vaccinevaccination, GMO seeds, Global Warming, LGBT and Womens Rights Struggle. What distinguishes the party from other conspiracy-driven parties is its success in the last local elections. Even though there are different explanations for this success in Turkey, our claim is that conspiracy theories increased YRPs visibility in the media and thus enabled it to reach large audiences.

 Komplo teorileri ile siyaset arasındaki yakın ilişki 21.yyda daha da yoğunlaşmış ve siyaset kurumunu dönüştürmüştür. Bu dönüşümün pandemi ile daha da arttığını ve komplo teorilerinin tüm kurumlara ve söylemlere sirayet ettiğini görüyoruz. Öyle ki artık komplo güdümlü siyasal partilerden söz edilmekte. Biz de bu çalışmamızda Türkiyenin son yerel seçimine damgasını vuran Yeniden Refah Partisini YRP bu çerçevede ele aldık ve onu küresel örneklerine yaklaştıran ve farklılaştıran veçheleri ile değerlendirdik. Buna göre YRP global ölçekte geçerli olan komplo teorilerini takip etmektedir ve özellikle küresel elitlerin nüfusu azaltma hedefli nihai amacına inanmaktadır. Partinin öne çıkardığı tüm diğer komplolar da bu tema ile ilişkilidir; Covid 19, Aşıaşılanma, GDOlu tohumlar, Küresel Isınma, LGBT ve Kadın Hakları Mücadelesi. Ancak YRP komplo teorilerini inşa ederken zaman zaman Batıdan ayrışmaktadır da. Öyle ki, Amerika ve Brezilyada virüsün kaynağı üzerinden komplo teorileri üretilip, Çin şeytanlaştırılırken; YRP Millî Görüş geleneğini takip ederek, anti-siyonist ve batı karşıtı komplo teorileri ile kitlesini canlandırmaktadır. Partiyi, diğer komplo güdümlü partilerden ayıran boyutu ise son yerel seçimlerdeki başarısıdır. Bu başarının Türkiye özelinde farklı açıklamaları olsa dahi, iddiamız komplo teorilerinin YRPnin medyadaki görünürlüğünü artırdığı ve böylece geniş kitlelere ulaşmasını sağladığıdır.

Makale detayları

The Rise of Conspiracy-Driven Political Parties and the Example of the New Welfare Party from Turkey

Yazarlar:

Mustafa Cem Oğuz

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi Hareketler

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.848-862

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328077

pISSN:

2587-2567

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy-Driven Political Parties

Populism

Post-Truth

New Welfare PartyKomplo Teorileri

Komplo Güdümlü Partiler

Popülizm

Post-Truth

Yeniden Refah Partisi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mustafa Cem Oğuz

Yayıncı: Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar: Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi Hareketler

Dergi: Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.848-862

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001328077

pISSN: 2587-2567

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mustafa Cem Oğuz

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi Hareketler

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.848-862

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328077

pISSN:

2587-2567