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Education Policies in the Context of Political Communication in Turkey

Ebru Eren

The present study aims to discuss how political communication shape education policies in Turkey: How does political communication make education poli.

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The present study aims to discuss how political communication shape education policies in Turkey: How does political communication make education policy a political product based on ideology? What are the ideological differences between education policies in Turkey? The political party programs and election manifestos related to the General Election held on June 24, 2018 in Turkey are examined with the content analysis method in the context of political communication. The data of this research confirmed that political party’s ideologies are effective in the determination and the application process of education policies in Turkey. As a result, the impact of political communication on education policy is defended as a political product in this paper.

Keywords: Education policy, political communication, political party, party program, election manifesto.

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