Çok Boyutlu Tartışma: Türkiye'nin Sokak Hayvanları Politikasına Instagram Tepkilerinin Haritalandırılması
Öz
Türkiye’de, 30 Temmuz tarihinde Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (TBMM) Genel Kurulu'nda yapılan oylama sonucunda kabul edilerek yasalaşan ve on yedi maddeden oluşan kanun teklifi, 2 Ağustos’ta Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanarak yürürlüğe girmiştir. Yeni düzenleme ile sokaktaki tüm köpeklerin toplanarak sahiplendirilene kadar barınaklarda bakılması gerektiği düzenlemesi getirilmiştir. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, kanun teklifinin TBMM Genel Kurulu'nda kabul edilmesinin ardından Instagram hesabı üzerinden bir paylaşımda bulunmuştur. Ancak, söz konusu düzenleme, nasıl uygulanacağına ilişkin belirsizlikler barındırdığı için kamuoyunda çeşitli tepkilere yol açmıştır. Bu çalışmada, Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan’ın Instagram paylaşımına yapılan 2 bin yirmi bir kullanıcı yorumu incelenmiş. Çalışmada, yasaya yönelik kamuoyu algısı, siyasi söylemin etkisi bağlamında analiz edilmiştir. Yorumlar, yasayı destekleyip desteklemediği, cinsiyet kırılımı, söylem ve tematik içerik açısından sınıflandırılmıştır. Sonuçlar, sokak hayvanları yasasına yönelik tepkilerin sadece yasal değil, toplumsal, etik, dini ve cinsiyet temelli boyutlar taşıdığını göstermektedir. Kadınların yasaya karşı daha güçlü karşı çıktığı ve hayvan haklarına karşı daha yüksek bir duyarlılık yansıttığı görüldü. Ayrıca, yasa karşıtı yorumların çoğu “Merhamet & Hayvan Hakları” ve “Yönetim Başarısızlığı ve Politik Eleştiri” üzerine odaklanmıştır. Bu bulgular, hayvan refahı politikalarının çok boyutlu bir yaklaşım gerektirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
sokak hayvanları hayvan hakları Instagram kamuoyu kamusal söylem kamu politikası
Kaynakça
- Acar, S. D. (2024, August 15). Problems of Awarded Pets and Solution Suggestions. https://doi.org/10.53478/tuba.978-625-6110-02-1.ch01
- Ahmad, A., Adzmi, P. S. B. M., Amernudin, A. N. I. B., & Sulaiman, N. F. A. B. R. (2021). Enhancing Legal Protection of Stray Animals Welfare Through Society Intervention And Enforcement in Malaysia. Studies of Applied Economics, 39(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v39i10.6016
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- Bagwe, T. (2023). A Constitutional Analysis of Animal Rights in India. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research. https://www.academia.edu/113250222/A_Constitutional_Analysis_of_Animal_Rights_in_India
- Bateson, G. (2000). Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology. University of Chicago Press.
- Bedir, A. H. (2024). Solutions for Reducing Stray and Uncontrolled Animal Numbers: The Case of Adana. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12600493
- Bilgili, Ali. (2021). Problems in the Collaboration Among Ministries in the Control for City, Environmental and Public Health, Animal Health and Animal Welfare of Stray Animals, and Solution Proposals. ICONTECH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 5(4), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.46291/ICONTECHvol5iss4pp33-43
- Blei, D. M. (2012). Probabilistic topic models. Communications of the ACM, 55(4), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1145/2133806.2133826
- Çetin, S. (2024). Türkiye’de Hayvan Hakları Mücadelesi Yürüten Sivil Toplum Örgütlerinin Instagram Kullanımları: Haçiko, Haykod Ve Haytap Örneği. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, 67, 161–178. https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1472263
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- Dias, R. A., Baquero, O. S., Guilloux, A. G. A., Moretti, C. F., de Lucca, T., Rodrigues, R. C. A., Castagna, C. L., Presotto, D., Kronitzky, Y. C., Grisi-Filho, J. H. H., Ferreira, F., & Amaku, M. (2015). Dog and cat management through sterilization: Implications for population dynamics and veterinary public policies. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 122(1), 154–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.10.004
- Duru, B., & Özdan, S. (2023). Analysis of Animal Law in the Framework of International Declarations. Erciyes Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 169–198. https://doi.org/10.58820/eruhfd.1289619
- Eldridge, J. J., & Gluck, J. P. (1996). Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Animal Research. Ethics & Behavior, 6(3), 239–256. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327019eb0603_5
- Galvin, S. L., & Herzog, H. A. (1992). The ethical judgment of animal research. Ethics & Behavior, 2(4), 263–286. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327019eb0204_4
- Garner, R. (2008). The Politics of Animal Rights. British Politics, 3(1), 110–119. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200080
- Grimmer, J., & Stewart, B. M. (2013). Text as data: The promise and pitfalls of automatic content analysis methods for political texts. Political Analysis, 21(3), 267–297. https://doi.org/10.1093/pan/mps028
- Han, T. (2022). Analysis of Public Opinion Based on Douyin Data: Taking the Example of the Account Entitled “Liu Genghong” Going Viral Across the Internet in China. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220706.041
- Hannon, M. (2023). Public discourse and its problems. Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 22(3), 336–356. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470594X221100578
- Herzog, H. A., Betchart, N. S., & Pittman, R. B. (1991). Gender, Sex Role Orientation, and Attitudes toward Animals. Anthrozoös, 4(3), 184–191. https://doi.org/10.2752/089279391787057170
- Ioannidou, G., Papavasileiou, V., & Poımenıdıs, D. (2022). Primary School Students’ Perspective of Stray Animal Issues and Their Integration into Education. IJASOS- International E-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences, 8(22), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.1068776
- Ishanvi, I. (2023). Stray Animals: A Social Responsibility or Menace? 3(2).
- Judina, D. I., & Riazantseva, A. V. (2024). Analysis of Public Discussions in Social Media as a Method for Studying Social Issues. Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.46539/gmd.v6i1.442
- Konda Araştırma & Danışmanlık. (2024). Toplumun Sokak Hayvanları Düzenlemesine Bakışı. https://konda.com.tr/raporlar/1?search=sokak%20hayvanlar%C4%B1
- Kou, Y., Kow, Y. M., Gui, X., & Cheng, W. (2017). One Social Movement, Two Social Media Sites: A Comparative Study of Public Discourses. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 26(4), 807–836. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-017-9284-y
- Kpienbaareh, D., Kansanga, M. M., Konkor, I., & Luginaah, I. (2020). The Rise of the Fourth Estate: The Media, Environmental Policy, and the Fight against Illegal Mining in Ghana. Environmental Communication, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2020.1799050
- Linzey, A. (2009). Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics. Oxford University Press.
- Lippmann, W. (2004). Public Opinion. Transaction Publishers.
- Liu, R., Xie, Y., & Xie, Y. (2017). A Study of Online Public Opinion in New Media Environment. In Y. Xie (Ed.), New Media and China’s Social Development (pp. 73–103). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3994-2_5
- Narveson, J. (1977). Animal Rights. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00455091.1977.10716186
- Neuendorf, K. A. (2017). The Content Analysis Guidebook. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071802878
- Ninua, E. (2024). Stray Animals Policy in Georgia and the EU Practice. Environment and Society, 11(11), Article 11. http://www.es.tsu.ge/index.php/es/article/view/184
- Olasunkanmi Arowolo. (2017). Understanding Framing Theory. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25800.52482
- Paul, E. S. (2000). Empathy with Animals and with Humans: Are They Linked? Anthrozoös, 13(4), 194–202. https://doi.org/10.2752/089279300786999699
- Sandøe, P., Jensen, J. B. H., Jensen, F., & Nielsen, S. S. (2019). Shelters Reflect but Cannot Solve Underlying Problems with Relinquished and Stray Animals—A Retrospective Study of Dogs and Cats Entering and Leaving Shelters in Denmark from 2004 to 2017. Animals, 9(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9100765
- Scollon, R. (2008). Analyzing Public Discourse: Discourse Analysis in the Making of Public Policy. Routledge.
- Tahir, M., Azam, A., author), H., & Jabbar, B. (2024). Safeguarding Animal Welfare: Understanding Laws and Animal Rights in Islam. Al-Qamar, 135–152. https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.07.02.e07
- Waldau, P. (2013). Animal Studies: An Introduction. Oup Usa.
- West, C. (2014). Public Opinion (pp. 3038–3041). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0845
- Wlezien, C., & Soroka, S. N. (2021). Public Opinion and Public Policy. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-74
- Xu, J., & Jiang, A. (2023). Public Opinions on Stray Cats in China, Evidence from Social Media Data. Animals, 13(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030457
- Yiğit, A., Aslim, G., & Can, H. (2019). Evaluation on Shelter Medicine and Stray Animal Shelters in Turkey. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2019.22096
- Yim, E. (2023). Analyzing the Conflict of Rights to Urban Space Between Humans and Stray Animals: From East and West Perspectives (pp. 111–129). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1272-8_7
Öz
On July 30, the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) adopted a law proposal consisting of 17 articles, which came into effect after being published in the Official Gazette on August 2. The new regulation mandates that all stray dogs must be collected and kept in shelters until they are adopted. After the law proposal was accepted in the TBMM General Assembly, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a post on his Instagram account. However, the regulation has led to various public reactions due to uncertainties regarding its implementation. In this study, 2,021 user comments on President Erdoğan's Instagram post were analyzed to understand public perceptions of the law and the impact of political discourse. The comments were classified based on whether the law was supported or opposed, gender breakdown, types of discourse, and thematic content. The results show that reactions to the stray animals law reflect not only legal but also social, ethical, religious, and gender-based dimensions. Women were found to oppose the law more strongly, reflecting higher sensitivity toward animal rights. Additionally, most of the anti-law comments focused on "Compassion & Animal Rights" and “Governance Failure & Political Criticism”. These findings suggest that policies on animal welfare require a multidimensional approach.
Anahtar Kelimeler
stray animals animal rights Instagram public opinion public discourse public policy
Kaynakça
- Acar, S. D. (2024, August 15). Problems of Awarded Pets and Solution Suggestions. https://doi.org/10.53478/tuba.978-625-6110-02-1.ch01
- Ahmad, A., Adzmi, P. S. B. M., Amernudin, A. N. I. B., & Sulaiman, N. F. A. B. R. (2021). Enhancing Legal Protection of Stray Animals Welfare Through Society Intervention And Enforcement in Malaysia. Studies of Applied Economics, 39(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v39i10.6016
- Anisimov, A. P., & Ryzhenkov, A. J. (2019). Is it possible to change the destiny of stray animals by legal means? International Journal of Legal Discourse, 4(2), 143–166. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijld-2019-2020
- Bagwe, T. (2023). A Constitutional Analysis of Animal Rights in India. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research. https://www.academia.edu/113250222/A_Constitutional_Analysis_of_Animal_Rights_in_India
- Bateson, G. (2000). Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology. University of Chicago Press.
- Bedir, A. H. (2024). Solutions for Reducing Stray and Uncontrolled Animal Numbers: The Case of Adana. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12600493
- Bilgili, Ali. (2021). Problems in the Collaboration Among Ministries in the Control for City, Environmental and Public Health, Animal Health and Animal Welfare of Stray Animals, and Solution Proposals. ICONTECH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 5(4), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.46291/ICONTECHvol5iss4pp33-43
- Blei, D. M. (2012). Probabilistic topic models. Communications of the ACM, 55(4), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1145/2133806.2133826
- Çetin, S. (2024). Türkiye’de Hayvan Hakları Mücadelesi Yürüten Sivil Toplum Örgütlerinin Instagram Kullanımları: Haçiko, Haykod Ve Haytap Örneği. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, 67, 161–178. https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1472263
- Chong, D., & Druckman, J. N. (2007). Framing Theory. Annual Review of Political Science, 10(1), 103–126. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.10.072805.103054
- Chou, M.-J., & Tang, H.-H. (2023, October 9). The value and impact of stakeholder networks in exploring the complexity of government public services: A case study of Stray Dog Population Management. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.772
- Dias, R. A., Baquero, O. S., Guilloux, A. G. A., Moretti, C. F., de Lucca, T., Rodrigues, R. C. A., Castagna, C. L., Presotto, D., Kronitzky, Y. C., Grisi-Filho, J. H. H., Ferreira, F., & Amaku, M. (2015). Dog and cat management through sterilization: Implications for population dynamics and veterinary public policies. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 122(1), 154–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.10.004
- Duru, B., & Özdan, S. (2023). Analysis of Animal Law in the Framework of International Declarations. Erciyes Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 169–198. https://doi.org/10.58820/eruhfd.1289619
- Eldridge, J. J., & Gluck, J. P. (1996). Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Animal Research. Ethics & Behavior, 6(3), 239–256. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327019eb0603_5
- Galvin, S. L., & Herzog, H. A. (1992). The ethical judgment of animal research. Ethics & Behavior, 2(4), 263–286. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327019eb0204_4
- Garner, R. (2008). The Politics of Animal Rights. British Politics, 3(1), 110–119. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200080
- Grimmer, J., & Stewart, B. M. (2013). Text as data: The promise and pitfalls of automatic content analysis methods for political texts. Political Analysis, 21(3), 267–297. https://doi.org/10.1093/pan/mps028
- Han, T. (2022). Analysis of Public Opinion Based on Douyin Data: Taking the Example of the Account Entitled “Liu Genghong” Going Viral Across the Internet in China. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220706.041
- Hannon, M. (2023). Public discourse and its problems. Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 22(3), 336–356. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470594X221100578
- Herzog, H. A., Betchart, N. S., & Pittman, R. B. (1991). Gender, Sex Role Orientation, and Attitudes toward Animals. Anthrozoös, 4(3), 184–191. https://doi.org/10.2752/089279391787057170
- Ioannidou, G., Papavasileiou, V., & Poımenıdıs, D. (2022). Primary School Students’ Perspective of Stray Animal Issues and Their Integration into Education. IJASOS- International E-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences, 8(22), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.1068776
- Ishanvi, I. (2023). Stray Animals: A Social Responsibility or Menace? 3(2).
- Judina, D. I., & Riazantseva, A. V. (2024). Analysis of Public Discussions in Social Media as a Method for Studying Social Issues. Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.46539/gmd.v6i1.442
- Konda Araştırma & Danışmanlık. (2024). Toplumun Sokak Hayvanları Düzenlemesine Bakışı. https://konda.com.tr/raporlar/1?search=sokak%20hayvanlar%C4%B1
- Kou, Y., Kow, Y. M., Gui, X., & Cheng, W. (2017). One Social Movement, Two Social Media Sites: A Comparative Study of Public Discourses. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 26(4), 807–836. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-017-9284-y
- Kpienbaareh, D., Kansanga, M. M., Konkor, I., & Luginaah, I. (2020). The Rise of the Fourth Estate: The Media, Environmental Policy, and the Fight against Illegal Mining in Ghana. Environmental Communication, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2020.1799050
- Linzey, A. (2009). Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics. Oxford University Press.
- Lippmann, W. (2004). Public Opinion. Transaction Publishers.
- Liu, R., Xie, Y., & Xie, Y. (2017). A Study of Online Public Opinion in New Media Environment. In Y. Xie (Ed.), New Media and China’s Social Development (pp. 73–103). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3994-2_5
- Narveson, J. (1977). Animal Rights. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00455091.1977.10716186
- Neuendorf, K. A. (2017). The Content Analysis Guidebook. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071802878
- Ninua, E. (2024). Stray Animals Policy in Georgia and the EU Practice. Environment and Society, 11(11), Article 11. http://www.es.tsu.ge/index.php/es/article/view/184
- Olasunkanmi Arowolo. (2017). Understanding Framing Theory. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25800.52482
- Paul, E. S. (2000). Empathy with Animals and with Humans: Are They Linked? Anthrozoös, 13(4), 194–202. https://doi.org/10.2752/089279300786999699
- Sandøe, P., Jensen, J. B. H., Jensen, F., & Nielsen, S. S. (2019). Shelters Reflect but Cannot Solve Underlying Problems with Relinquished and Stray Animals—A Retrospective Study of Dogs and Cats Entering and Leaving Shelters in Denmark from 2004 to 2017. Animals, 9(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9100765
- Scollon, R. (2008). Analyzing Public Discourse: Discourse Analysis in the Making of Public Policy. Routledge.
- Tahir, M., Azam, A., author), H., & Jabbar, B. (2024). Safeguarding Animal Welfare: Understanding Laws and Animal Rights in Islam. Al-Qamar, 135–152. https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.07.02.e07
- Waldau, P. (2013). Animal Studies: An Introduction. Oup Usa.
- West, C. (2014). Public Opinion (pp. 3038–3041). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0845
- Wlezien, C., & Soroka, S. N. (2021). Public Opinion and Public Policy. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-74
- Xu, J., & Jiang, A. (2023). Public Opinions on Stray Cats in China, Evidence from Social Media Data. Animals, 13(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030457
- Yiğit, A., Aslim, G., & Can, H. (2019). Evaluation on Shelter Medicine and Stray Animal Shelters in Turkey. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2019.22096
- Yim, E. (2023). Analyzing the Conflict of Rights to Urban Space Between Humans and Stray Animals: From East and West Perspectives (pp. 111–129). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1272-8_7
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları, Sosyal Medya Uygulamaları ve Analizi |
| Bölüm | Makaleler (Tema) |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 4 Temmuz 2025 |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 6 Nisan 2025 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 26 Mayıs 2025 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 |
