Reflections of Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem as İsrael’s Capital on Turkish Press

Jerusalem, which has been sacred for three semiawi religions for centuries, is a region that needs to be protected and preserved. Apart from Turkey, the necessary importance and efforts were not shown for Jerusalem, but with its recognition as the capital of Israel by US President Donald Trump, many reactions and warnings have come from many countries concerning the issue. The strongest, most serious and most firm answer to this decision is given by the government of the Republic of Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described Jerusalem as 'our red line' and has declared that he does not recognize the US president's decision. The incident, like the whole world, has also found wide coverage in our country's press. The media's view of events is often turned into a society's perspective. In this context, the media’s way of handling events is important in the formation of public opinion, in the unification of public opinion and in the act of public opinion. Thanks to the attitude of the media towards this event, public opinion has been established. There have been protests against this decision all around the world, especially in Turkey. In this study, it’s aimed to review the news about US President Donald Trump’s Jerusalem declaration in December 3, from the five of the highest-circulation national newspapers published in Turkey. In the literature section of the study, the effects of mass media on society and the functions of mass media are mentioned. In the research (review) section of the study, for the next 3 days after Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, headlines and news about Jerusalem in the first pages of high-circulation newspapers (5 national newspapers) are reviewed and analyzed. According to the findings of the study, all of the newspapers reviewed reported Jerusalem in headlines in the first day after the announcement of the president of the United States. Again as seen in the study, newspapers used very strong language and tone especially in their first day's headlines. Also in the study, it was observed that these newspapers reported Jerusalem on their first pages for 3 days.

Keywords

Jerusalem, Trump, Jerusalem in Press, Capital Jerusalem