HOW DID THE MEDIA FRAME COP29?: TURKISH MAINSTREAM MEDIA & FOREIGN PRESS IN TURKISH

This study examines how the Turkish mainstream media and Turkish-language foreign press frame Turkey's environmental policies in the context of the COP29 summit and how they address the differences in this process. The research reveals significant ideological differences in the news frames related to COP29 between the two media groups. From the Turkish mainstream media, Sabah and Hürriyet generally present the government officials' environmental policies and participation in COP29 in a positive light, while Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, and the Turkish foreign press adopt a more critical stance. Hürriyet and Sabah tend to link environmental policies with economic development and national success, whereas Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, and the foreign press highlight the insufficiency of these policies and their misalignment with global goals. The study also examines the differences in the sources used by both media groups. In Sabah and Hürriyet, official sources such as government representatives and the Ministry of Environment are predominantly featured, while in the foreign press, Cumhuriyet, and Sözcü, critical sources like independent experts and environmental organizations are more prominently used. Ultimately, this study reveals that the coverage of the COP29 process differs significantly between government-aligned mainstream media and opposition-leaning mainstream media as well as the Turkish foreign press, with each group employing distinct frames in their reporting.