Abstract

The main research problem of this study is that due to the uncertainties experienced, rationality has been replaced by feelings like morale panic and not all of the precautions will be applied by 55%, although it is known to be 90%. The main purpose of this article, Turkey and all experienced Covidien-19 (Corono virus)from the effects of a new virus in the world, is to examine the sociological basis of the news (reports) in the Turkish media The concepts of "uncertainties", "turning point" and "liminality" in social relations and values, classified by Harrison White (1992), constitute the theoretical basis of this relational sociological study. The research questions, in which the article was sought in the critical analysis of the media, were formed on the basis of this theoretical framework. Uncertainties in social relations and values have been tried to be revealed through political discourse analysis of pictures and messages (Van Dick, 2016). Research findings revealed that the news in the media related to COVID-19virus caused attitudes and behaviors similar to those observed in previous bird flue (2005) and pig flue (2010) outbreaks in Turkey. In other words, while ontological insecurities lead to irrational reactions (morale panic) with the contribution of the media, serious measures , such as curfews of people over 65, are not taken too seriously despite all warnings of the Minister of Health and Science Committee. On the other hand, it can be said that the authoritarian tendencies towards broader measures such as the curfew proclamation in the whole country have increased.

Highlights

  • As Will Hutton and Antony Giddens (2000) and later Slovoj Zizek (2019;2020) have highlighted, the end of globalization based on the free market mechanism, independent of any regulation, has come to an end

  • It has revealed that the boundaries imposed by nationalist populism and closure within national borders are more deadly

  • The pandemic was considered as a process

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Introduction

As Will Hutton and Antony Giddens (2000) and later Slovoj Zizek (2019;2020) have highlighted, the end of globalization based on the free market mechanism, independent of any regulation, has come to an end. Because, according to Hutton Nationalist populism is outdated today in terms of insisting on the complete independence of the state. According to him, this vitalist view should be abandoned. In recent days, the UK health authorities have announced that they have not performed the necessary quarantine and test procedures due to system failure They went even further, claiming that 75% of the population had a risk-filled preference, such as carrying COVID-19 virus and gaining immunity. They wanted to apply a model called Controlled Herd Immunity, they gave up in a short time

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