Sentiment analysis and gender prediction in twitter data

In this thesis, tweets from Twitter that have been sent by users will be considered on a preferential basis in accordance with determined or requested specific key word(s). Also the interpretation of these tweets, by the computer, will be examined in a way as they are "Positive", "Negative" or "Neutral". In this context, under the heading 'Twitter Sentiment Analysis', studies were conducted and the success rates of achieved results were compared. In addition to this, on the basis of the usernames(of users) who send tweets, tweets was compared with Turkish Special Names which is shared by the Turkish Language Association (TDK) and also achieved results and gender determinations of users in terms of "Female", "Male" or "Not Determined," were examined. Under the heading of 'Gender Prediction in Twitter' studies were conducted and the success rates of achieved results were compared. On the basis of this study, the related topics of 'Sentiment Analysis' and 'Gender Prediction' were examined for Turkish Language and all of these studies were carried out through Turkish language.