Internet Memes/ Yasemin Yılmaz (190423079)

The concept of "#meme" is Greek and means imitation and narration. These "memes" have many types and areas within themselves. Examples of these are cultural artifacts, cultural capital, political expressions and far-right movement, and these examples can be multiplied. These memes have become quite popular on social media nowadays. People can convey their thoughts, ideas, political and cultural stances to the other side through these memes they designed. Of course, to be able to prepare these memes, one must have enough observing and critical thinking skills. To give an example from today, Turkey is currently suffering from economic difficulties. Those who want to defend or share their political views can create funny memes by quoting the words of the other party for humorous purposes. These memes are made about comparing Turkey with other European countries, European countries' social life being more active, especially young people's access to certain assets in a shorter time. In this way, people can both share their opinions and show their reactions humorously. And thanks to these memes, these views are made more respectfully, and sometimes without any personal reference to anyone. These memes are created especially on Twitter and transferred to other social media.