From Truth to Post-Truth: Social Media and a Töreli̇ Perspective on Transforming Reality
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Çark,
Ö.
&
Uçgan,
N.
(eds.)
2025.
Interdisciplinary Töreli Scientific Studies I.
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The concepts of truth, reality, and truth are at the forefront of the human search for meaning. Truth can be defined as a reality accessible through knowledge; independent truth; and truth can be defined as what lies beyond the surface of reality. The ideal dimension of the Töreli Worldview, and therefore the Islamic outlook on life and Turkish customs, can be described as the search for truth, the adventure of reaching it. Certain political, social, cultural, and technological changes in today's world have led to shifts in the meanings attributed to these concepts. Digital communication tools, social media platforms, fake content, and the circulation of fake news have caused radical changes in the search for truth and the meaning ascribed to it. This study attempts to address the evolution of truth into post-truth, focusing on the difficulties inherent in this process from a Töreli perspective.
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