Yeni Medyada Yaratıcı Kültür: Troller ve Ürünleri 'Caps'ler

Abstract

New opportunities, created thanks to new communication technologies, make it possible for individuals to create new forms in new media, flourishing the inclusive culture. Analyzing the productivity of Twitter trolls in Turkey, it can be assessed how these creative forms have come to life and how they have been circulated. In this study, it has been established a connection between creative culture and “Caps” and claimed that the “Caps” produced by troll accounts, specific to Twitter Turkey, make contributions for strengthening cultural citizenship and social mediation of citizens. Within the scope of the study, thematic discourse analyses of 15 troll accounts, determined on Twitter, have been conducted. By means of this analysis, creative language practices of trolls and their Caps productions have been revealed. At the end of the study it has found that Twitter trolls in Turkey have brought a critical and exclusive point of view to current issues, phenomena and problems with their customized language practices and by coining new Caps nurtured with satire and humor. Thus, the products of Twitter trolls have make contributions to the development of creative culture and thereby participatory culture.