Approaches of Islamic Groups in Turkey Towards the Iranian Islamic Revolution and the Question of Export of Revolution: A Study on Magazines

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This study seeks to address how the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran was portrayed by Islamic magazines in Turkey at that time. By doing so, the study gives an account of Turkey-Iran relations during the course of the revolution and of what the state of religious and political groups was like in Turkey post-revolution limited to the period between 1978 and 1990, this paper outlines a general framework of Islamic groups of the time, political parties, the intelligentsia, circles around magazines and the media they dominated. As a result, 29 magazines linked to these groups covering the revolution have been examined. The formal and contextual variables as parameters for this topic were analyzed using the content analysis. Subsequently, the themes were determined, followed by developments related to the revolution. It was therefore established that the ideological views of the media were crucial in the definition and coverage of the Iranian Revolution.