Media and Hate Speech

What is the relationship between speech and violence? How can we define hate speech? Where does freedom of expression end and hate speech begin? Why and how is hate speech generated in the Turkish media? Who is the ‘other’ in Turkey? Which groups are most targeted by hate speech in print media? How does the language of the media feed social polarization? How can we fight against hate speech? What can we do against hate speech in the new media channels? Is the solution to ban hate speech?

You will find the answers to all these questions and more in this book published as the Media Watch on Hate Speech project, initiated by the Hrant Dink Foundation in 2009, completes its tenth year. Each article, tackling hate speech in its various aspects from the perspectives of different disciplines, puts the issue of hate speech into a social and historical context and contributes to the fight against the language of hate, strengthening our hopes for coexistence.