İHÜ Araştırma ve Akademik Performans Sistemi
DSpace@İHÜ, İbn Haldun Üniversitesi’nin bilimsel araştırma ve akademik performansını izleme, analiz etme ve raporlama süreçlerini tek çatı altında buluşturan bütünleşik bilgi sistemidir.
Güncel Gönderiler
Digital postcolonialism in Africa and class debates: Protoproletariat or pooriat?
(Sakarya Üniversitesi, 2025) Yılmaz, Özgür
This study explores the concept of digital postcolonialism, analyzing how digital economies perpetuate colonial dynamics and deepen global inequalities. Digital colonialism, much like historical colonialism, exerts control over developing regions through monopolistic ownership of digital infrastructure, data, and platforms by tech giants primarily located in the global North. By examining the labour conditions of digital workers, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, this study highlights the emergence of a “digital blue-collar” workforce facing precarious, low-wage conditions dictated by platform algorithms. Through the introduction of the concept “pooriat,” the study underscores the severe poverty and dependency that characterize this workforce, reflecting a new form of economic subjugation in the digital age. These conditions reinforce a digital hierarchy, where peripheral regions provide labour and data without fair compensation or control, paralleling colonial resource extraction. The study also discusses the potential of alternative frameworks, such as platform socialism, to challenge these power imbalances by democratizing control over digital infrastructures. This research contributes to the discourse on global inequality, digital dependency, and socio-economic restructuring, emphasizing the need for a more equitable digital economy.
Relation between climate change and gender: The case of Africa
(Balıkesir Üniversitesi, 2025) Yılmaz, Özgür
This study examines how climate change disproportionately affects women, focusing on the African region, where economic and gender inequalities are most visible. The research aims to explore the reasons behind why disadvantaged groups, particularly women, are more affected by climate change. Using a news narrative analysis method, the study considers news texts as primary sources that reflect social perceptions and facts. This method helps analyse how climate change and gender inequality are portrayed in both local and international media. The research concentrates on countries around the Sahara Desert, known as Sahel Region. These countries face severe impacts from climate change, including drought, floods, soil poisoning, rising temperatures, and desertification, which affect the agriculture and livestock sectors where women are predominantly employed. As a result, women experience compounded effects of gender and economic inequalities. The study is divided into four parts: concepts, methodology, findings and discussion. It uses a feminist political ecology approach to understand how climate change intersects with gender, race, and class dynamics. The findings reveal that women, who already face global inequality, are further burdened by climate change in the African context. The study suggests that Turkish academia should conduct more research on climate change and gender inequality in Africa and recommends practical solutions such as afforestation projects to combat desertification in the region.
The origins of digital colonialism
(2025) Yılmaz, Özgür
This article explores the historical and structural foundations of digital colonialism by examining how contemporary digital infrastructures, dominated by powerful multinational corporations and nation-states, replicate and extend traditional colonial hierarchies. Drawing on perspectives from political science and communication studies, the study conceptualizes digital colonialism as a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing economic, technological, epistemic, and cultural domination. It argues that digital platforms function as tools of extractive capitalism, enabling the appropriation of data, algorithmic governance, and monopolization of digital infrastructures. The article highlights how this digital hegemony disproportionately affects the Global South, reinforcing dependencies and limiting technological sovereignty. Utilizing the ethnography of written texts as a methodological framework, the study contextualizes digital colonial practices within broader histories of imperialism and capitalist expansion. While mapping the ideological and structural mechanisms of digital colonialism, the article also investigates possible resistance strategies, including digital sovereignty, open-source alternatives, and transnational cooperation. Ultimately, the article advocates for a critical rethinking of global digital governance structures to promote justice, autonomy, and equity in the digital age.
The effects of digitalisation on journalism: Changes and transformations in Turkish sports journalism
(Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi, 2025) Yılmaz, Özgür
This study explores the transformative impact of digitalisation on sports journalism, with a specific focus on Turkish media. Historically, sports journalism evolved through traditional platforms such as newspapers, radio, and television, each shaping how sports were consumed and perceived. The advent of digital platforms has revolutionized this landscape, offering interactive and audience-centered experiences while challenging conventional norms and ethics. In Türkiye, digital platforms like YouTube and social media have become essential outlets for sports content, integrating real-time updates, fan-driven narratives, and personalized consumption. Text mining and content analysis were employed to examine the practices of prominent Turkish sports journalists and their interactions with audiences. The findings reveal that digitalisation has enhanced accessibility and engagement but also has amplified issues such as sensationalism, misinformation, and a narrow focus on football. The study highlights the hybrid nature of Turkish sports journalism, where traditional practices coexist with digital innovations. While digitalisation presents opportunities for inclusiveness and innovation, it also necessitates addressing persistent ethical and structural challenges. This research contributes to understanding the evolving dynamics of sports journalism in the digital age, emphasizing the need for a balance between technological advancements and professional integrity.
Los canales de Telegram como nuevos medios de comunicación respaldados por la IA y la difusión de desinformación: Reseñas de noticias de Turquía sobre los refugiados Sirios
(Associação Portuguesa de Ciência da Comunicação, 2025) Yılmaz, Özgür
Las plataformas digitales impulsadas por inteligencia artificial han transformado la difusión de información, pero también han facilitado la propagación de la desinformación, especialmente en contextos de crisis. Este estudio analiza cómo Telegram, una plataforma descentralizada y anónima, ha sido utilizada para difundir discursos de odio y desinformación contra los refugiados sirios en Turquía. Se investiga cómo estos discursos contribuyen a la polarización social y la escalada de violencia. La metodología se basa en el análisis crítico del discurso y el análisis de manipulación discursiva. Se han examinado 200 publicaciones en seis grupos de Telegram, centrándose en estrategias de encuadre, establecimiento de agenda y construcción de la otredad. Además, se analiza el papel de la inteligencia artificial en la amplificación de contenido manipulado y la propagación de narrativas racistas. Los hallazgos revelan que la desinformación en Telegram refuerza estereotipos negativos sobre los refugiados sirios y legitima la hostilidad hacia ellos. Se identifican patrones discursivos que asocian a los refugiados con la criminalidad y el terrorismo, fomentando la percepción de amenaza. Asimismo, el anonimato de la plataforma y el uso de algoritmos han acelerado la difusión de estos mensajes, dificultando su regulación y contención. Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de medidas urgentes para mitigar el impacto de la desinformación en plataformas digitales. Se recomienda fortalecer la alfabetización mediática, mejorar la moderación de contenido en plataformas descentralizadas y desarrollar mecanismos de detección más eficaces mediante inteligencia artificial. Comprender el papel de estas plataformas en la construcción de discursos de odio es crucial para abordar las dinámicas sociopolíticas contemporáneas y promover una sociedad más inclusiva.
