Mapping Issue Salience: Evidence from Türkiye’s Republican People’s Party (CHP)

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Brief Overview

This study examines the divergence between long-term programmatic communication (election manifestos) and short-term event-driven communication (group meeting speeches) by analyzing the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Türkiye from 2013 to 2024.

Authors

• Onat Kolcu, University of Kansas

• Selman Mahmut Gokmen, University of Kentucky