MCS505 COMMUNICATIONS POLICY IN TURKEY
| Course Code: |
8160505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Media And Cultural Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Recent years have tremendous changes to both broadcasting and telecommunications structures across the word. Turkey was not an exception. These changes have usually been attributed to technological developments by the business and governments while changing political strategies towards technological and broadcasting issues are almost ignored. This course will examine these strategies, such as privatization and deregulation with "new communications and information technologies" and stress their convergence. Following a theoretical assessment of the policy implications of the twin processes of technological developments and privatization/deregulation in Turkey, the course will explore history of communications regulation in Turkey and discuss policy issues and tensions in the formulation of policy.
