A study on the effect of gossip and rumor on urban segregation in the countryside: Hopa case

Ahmet Şafak Eşmeler; Sevim Budak

Makale detayları

A study on the effect of gossip and rumor on urban segregation in the countryside: Hopa case

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şafak Eşmeler | Sevim Budak

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kentsel Politika | Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.607-638

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353269

pISSN:

1307-9905

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Cities are not static elements consisting of physical factors such as apartment buildings, squares and streets. Constantly in motion with their economic, social and cultural aspects, cities are complex organizations that evolve, change, decompose and sometimes disappear along with their contents. Tensions arising from reasons such as economic, religious or ethnic elements cause the emergence of the phenomenon called urban segregation within these complex organizations. This study focuses on the relationship between urban segregation and the phenomena of gossip and rumor. The purpose of the study is to examine the connection of gossip and rumors with the lines of urban segregation in Hopa, where more than one ethnic group lives. Using qualitative research methodology, through semi-structured in-depth interviews, it was determined that gossip and rumors in Hopa were concentrated on three themes: individual property and incomes, ethnic conflicts and private lives. Thus, the relationship between these issues and urban segregation in Hopa was interpreted. As a result, it is understood that gossip and rumors have a deepening effect on the factors that cause urban segregation.

 Cities are not static elements consisting of physical factors such as apartment buildings, squares and streets. Constantly in motion with their economic, social and cultural aspects, cities are complex organizations that evolve, change, decompose and sometimes disappear along with their contents. Tensions arising from reasons such as economic, religious or ethnic elements cause the emergence of the phenomenon called urban segregation within these complex organizations. This study focuses on the relationship between urban segregation and the phenomena of gossip and rumor. The purpose of the study is to examine the connection of gossip and rumors with the lines of urban segregation in Hopa, where more than one ethnic group lives. Using qualitative research methodology, through semi-structured in-depth interviews, it was determined that gossip and rumors in Hopa were concentrated on three themes: individual property and incomes, ethnic conflicts and private lives. Thus, the relationship between these issues and urban segregation in Hopa was interpreted. As a result, it is understood that gossip and rumors have a deepening effect on the factors that cause urban segregation.

 Cities are not static elements consisting of physical factors such as apartment buildings, squares and streets. Constantly in motion with their economic, social and cultural aspects, cities are complex organizations that evolve, change, decompose and sometimes disappear along with their contents. Tensions arising from reasons such as economic, religious or ethnic elements cause the emergence of the phenomenon called urban segregation within these complex organizations. This study focuses on the relationship between urban segregation and the phenomena of gossip and rumor. The purpose of the study is to examine the connection of gossip and rumors with the lines of urban segregation in Hopa, where more than one ethnic group lives. Using qualitative research methodology, through semi-structured in-depth interviews, it was determined that gossip and rumors in Hopa were concentrated on three themes: individual property and incomes, ethnic conflicts and private lives. Thus, the relationship between these issues and urban segregation in Hopa was interpreted. As a result, it is understood that gossip and rumors have a deepening effect on the factors that cause urban segregation.

 Kentler apartmanlar, meydanlar, caddeler ve altyapı unsurları gibi fiziki etmenlerden ibaret olan statik unsurlar değildirler. Ekonomik, sosyal, kültürel ve ticari yönleriyle sürekli olarak devinen kentler, içerdikleriyle beraber gelişen, değişen, ayrışan ve bazen de yok olan karmaşık organizasyonlardır. İktisadi, dini veya etnik unsurlar gibi sebeplerden kaynaklanan gerilimler, bu karmaşık organizasyonlar içerisinde kentsel ayrışma olarak adlandırılan fenomenin ortaya çıkmasına sebep olmaktadır. Kentlerde oluşan bu fenomenin nasıl, ne kadar ve ne yöne doğru gelişebileceği ilgili kentin ayrışma noktaları tespit edilerek çözümlenebilecek tartışmalardır. Bu çalışmada, kentsel ayrışmalarla resmi olmayan iletişim yöntemleri olarak değerlendirilen dedikodu ve söylenti olguları konu edilmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı, birden fazla etnik grubun beraber yaşadığı Artvinin Hopa ilçesindeki dedikodu ve söylentilerle, kentsel ayrışma hatlarının bağlantısını irdelemektir. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı çalışmada, yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine mülakatlar aracılığıyla, Hopadaki dedikodu ve söylentilerin bireysel mülk ve gelirler, etnik çatışmalar ve özel hayatlar olarak üç konuda yoğunlaştığı saptanmıştır. Böylece, Hopadaki kentsel ayrışmalarla bu temaların ilişkisi yorumlanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, dedikodu ve söylentilerin kentsel ayrışmaya sebep olan unsurlar üzerinde derinleştirici bir etkiye sahip olduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Makale detayları

A study on the effect of gossip and rumor on urban segregation in the countryside: Hopa case

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şafak Eşmeler | Sevim Budak

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kentsel Politika | Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.607-638

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353269

pISSN:

1307-9905

gossip

rumor

urban segregation

Hopadedikodu

söylenti

kentsel ayrışma

Hopa

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ahmet Şafak Eşmeler | Sevim Budak

Yayıncı: İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar: Kentsel Politika | Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi: İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.607-638

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001353269

pISSN: 1307-9905

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şafak Eşmeler | Sevim Budak

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kentsel Politika | Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.607-638

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353269

pISSN:

1307-9905