Open AccessUNDERSTANDING THE INITIAL RECTIONS OF TURKISH TWITTER USERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Author(s) -
Azra Kardelen Nazli,
Celal Kocaömer,
Miray Beşbudak,
Nahit Erdem Köker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish online journal of design, art and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-5193
DOI - 10.7456/11001100/002
Subject(s) - sarcasm , turkish , social media , feeling , pandemic , psychology , covid-19 , personally identifiable information , social psychology , advertising , political science , medicine , world wide web , irony , computer science , linguistics , business , philosophy , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
This study aims to evaluate the initial reactions of Turkish social media users to the spread of the COVID-19 disease and the consequent pandemic in Turkey. The primary purpose of this investigation is to provide readers with an understanding of the transformative effects of social media on the dissemination of information and feelings, especially in moments of crisis. Content analysis approach was used for the analysis of the selected tweets with codes and themes. The themes broadly identified by the study included personal opinions, humour or sarcasm, requests and questions, emotional state, information sharing, marketing and spam. The initial reactions of Turkish Twitter users on COVID-19 related primarily to sharing personal thoughts, which included the articulation of personal opinions and the critique of the views of others. The second significant response thread involved humour and sarcasm. The third theme is requests and questions including warnings, suggestions, demands and questions.