Wolf, horse and eagle symbolism in Turkish political culture Cover Image

Türk siyasal kültüründe kurt, at ve kartal sembolizmi
Wolf, horse and eagle symbolism in Turkish political culture

Author(s): Şeniz Anbarli Bozatay, Yunus Güler
Subject(s): Cultural history, Semiology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Culture; Politics; Political Symbols; Symbolic Interactionism; Mythology;

Summary/Abstract: People are trying live properly to values, traditions and customs of their community. Politics, with this property, want to get through to individual interest, perception and knowledge by the way of political communication. Symbols are form from many audio/visual elements and they are the most important political devices of political communication and interaction. A person can explain the political view by the way of symbols. In this study, like wolf, horse and eagle ın Turk Culture we trying determine conception of animals symbols within the frame of cultural, historical and mythological elements. Hereby in this study, the relationship between culture and symbols are clarified to be intrinsic to Turkish Culture.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 95-100
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish