An Investigation on Academic Studies in The Field of International Public Relations in Turkey

Abstract

The developments in technology and communication in the world, especially after the 1980s, caused the spread of international economic relations. With the globalizing world, the importance of multinational companies increasing their number in public relations activities in order to keep pace with the world economy system and cope with competitive conditions. The "Global Village" is now turning into a "Global City" and the process takes us to the concept of International Public Relations. The purpose of this study, which is the subject of the dissertations in the field of international public relations in Turkey, descriptive thesis was to analyze the ever made an approach. While forming the working universe of 9 theses written within the scope of this study, the number of samples was not included in the selection, and the whole universe was included in the research. Since the study is descriptive, the data collection technique is content analysis. It was determined that content analysis, in-depth interview and survey method were used in the theses examined.