A study on cyberbullying in social media and attitudes against cyberbullying: The case of Istanbul province

In this thesis study, it was carried out in order to understand the thoughts and attitudes of people against cyberbullying on social media and at the same time to raise awareness against this cyberbullying. In order to understand people's ideas and attitudes towards cyberbullying on social media, a literature review was first conducted, and then in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 people, 15 women and 15 men, in Levent district of Istanbul Province, Beşiktaş District. In line with the information obtained from the interviews, people are aware of the place of social media in human life and can foresee the negativities it will bring. It has been determined that they accept that cyberbullying, which is one of these negativities, is also a form of violence. In this context, information about the time people spend on social media, the way they use their social media accounts, their thoughts on the reliability of social media applications, their ideas about cyberbullying and whether they are exposed to cyberbullying are included.