This thesis attempts to analyse the effects of the Turkish coup of 12 September 1980 on Çarşaf; a satirical magazine in Turkey. The coup had enormous impacts on civil society and critical voices...Show moreThis thesis attempts to analyse the effects of the Turkish coup of 12 September 1980 on Çarşaf; a satirical magazine in Turkey. The coup had enormous impacts on civil society and critical voices in Turkey and the media struggled to carry on their line of coverage and reporting after the intervention. While, as many of them were closed in purges and journalists were arrested, others tried to survive with a form of self-censorship. In the (political) discourses of Çarşaf, there are significant changes between pre-coup and post-coup period.Show less
