THE WAY OF HOW THE HATE SPEECH AGAINST ROMANIES IS PERCEIVED BY ROMANIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON ROMANY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Cover Image

TÜRKİYE’DE ROMANLARA YÖNELTİLEN NEFRET SÖYLEMİNİN ROMANLAR TARAFINDAN ALGILANMA BİÇİMİ: ROMAN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE NİTEL BİR ÇALIŞMA
THE WAY OF HOW THE HATE SPEECH AGAINST ROMANIES IS PERCEIVED BY ROMANIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON ROMANY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Author(s): Nuray Yilmaz Sert, Şuheda Burcu Turhan
Subject(s): Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Hate Speech; Discrimination; Romanies;

Summary/Abstract: Romanies in Turkey constitute one of the minority groups most exposed to hate speech because of their ethnic origins and cultural identities. The purpose of this research is to reveal how the hate speech that against Romanies is perceived by Romanies in Turkey and to determine what elements of this hate speech are produced. As a research method a focus group study was conducted with Romany university students. The data obtained from this study were categorized and evaluated under the six different headings identified the elements of hate speech produced against Romanies. The result of this evaluation is revealed that Romanies in Turkey are exposed to hate speech, it is produced from different elements and its scope is quite wide. In addition, it has been determined that whether in social life, education or working life, novels have stigmatization, discrimination and social exclusion in all areas of society, besides media with the contents about Romanies plays a reinforcing role in the hate speech of the society.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 535-559
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Turkish