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Zindan Çakıcı

Zindan Çakıcı graduated summa cum laude from the Department of Public Relations and Publicity at Kadir Has University's Faculty of Communication in 2018. He completed his master's degree in Strategic Communication Management at Galatasaray University's Institute of Social Sciences in 2020. In 2024, Dr. Çakıcı earned his doctoral degree following the successful defense of his dissertation titled “Visual Representation of Irregular Migration in the Turkish Press: Afghan Migration After the Taliban Regime” at Galatasaray University's Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Media and Communication Studies. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Çakıcı has garnered acclaim, receiving a total of 9 awards from prestigious institutions such as KalDer, Tühid, TRT, and KKB for his outstanding contributions to the fields of communication and social responsibility. His scholarly interests encompass diverse areas, including migration studies and new media.

Publications

From TikTok Trends to Pandemic Essentials: A Comparative Analysis of the World Health Organization's Health Communication Strategies on TikTok

This study comparatively examines WHO's utilization of TikTok in health communication during and after the pandemic. Employing content analysis, the research dissects...

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Text Classification in Communication Sciences: Reliability of ChatGPT Models in Turkish Texts

This study delves into the evaluation of ChatGPT's effectiveness in sentiment detection and text classification tasks specifically on Turkish texts, a domain that has been...

Exploring United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) TikTok Landscape: Insights Into Migration Representations

This study rigorously examines UNHCR's portrayal of migrants on TikTok through systematic content analysis. By scrutinizing various aspects of the organization's...

Entertainment and Persuasion in Online Politics: A Qualitative Study of Young Voters' Approach in Turkey's 2023 Elections

This study investigates the influence of entertainment elements on political persuasion among young Turkish voters during the 2023 General Elections. Conducting 31...