Usage of music with the aim of propaganda

ŞAHİN Erkan, The Usage Of Music With The Aim of Propaganda: Kurdish Songs, Master Thesis, Ankara 2008Propaganda that aims making changes in behaviorial and cognitive way on target group differs from the other persuading comminication types such as advertisement, public relations. The most important thing in propaganda is to persuade the target group by using the instruments such as lying, fear, violance, gossip and bribe ant whatever it costs isn't important. Propagand which we know different types so far, has used music with the same aim.In research the propagand concept and the usage of music with the aim of propaganda that address senses more than intelligence was examined. Moreover ıt was investigated how PKK has been influencing the groups by the means of Kurdish songs.The research was made with the aim of revealing the negative impacts of Kurdish music used weth propaganda aim on which we know the importance of protecting current terrorist staff and providing new joiners altough it is thought less than actions with weapon.In research propaganda and the usage of music with propaganda aim was told by using the litarature scanning technique and some Kurdish songs were translated into Turkish in the frame of certain criterias. In the song analyzis it is seemed that the target groups which we can categorize into militan, fan, objective and enemy were wanted to be affected and PKK tries to gain lawfulness by addressing the senses such as nationalism, revenge, fear and provacation.It is evalvated that the thesis is important because of drawing attention to different ways in struggling terror.Key Words1. Propaganda2. Kurdish Music3. PKK4. Convince5. Target Group