Abstract:

The Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia in January 2010, has reshaped a large part of the Middle East geography and started street demonstrations in Libya and Bahrain at the beginning of 2011, demanding a change in public administration. However, the civil wars that have killed millions of civilians have not been the same in the international system, and it has been observed that the international organizations and the states do not take the same rate against all the states in a crucial subject such as human rights violations. This situation has shown itself in comparison with the examples of Libya and Bahrain, while the overthrow of the administration in Libya by the global powers supported and humanitarian intervention; In Bahrain, the demand of the people for democracy has not been reflected in the world public opinion or reflected in a conscious way. This has led to the fact that internationally broadcasting agencies are mostly of Western origin. Indeed, areas national public opinion, to justify humanitarian intervention in Libya is seen as a tool used by the media; It has been seen that Bahrain has almost no place for its actions. In this context, the main purpose of the study; After comparing Libya and Bahrain examples, discussion of the question of the extent to which the media affects the process of humanitarian intervention.

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Abstract:

The Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia in January 2010, has reshaped a large part of the Middle East geography and started street demonstrations in Libya and Bahrain at the beginning of 2011, demanding a change in public administration. However, the civil wars that have killed millions of civilians have not been the same in the international system, and it has been observed that the international organizations and the states do not take the same rate against all the states in a crucial subject such as human rights violations. This situation has shown itself in comparison with the examples of Libya and Bahrain, while the overthrow of the administration in Libya by the global powers supported and humanitarian intervention; In Bahrain, the demand of the people for democracy has not been reflected in the world public opinion or reflected in a conscious manner. This has led to the fact that internationally broadcasting agencies are mostly of Western origin. Indeed, areas national public opinion, to justify humanitarian intervention in Libya is seen as a tool used by the media; It has been seen that Bahrain has almost no place for his actions. In this context, the main purpose of the study; After comparing Libya and Bahrain examples, discussion of the question of to which extent the media affect the process of humanitarian intervention.