2020 is undoubtedly a candidate for the longest and most difficult year of the 21st century for the world. What Turkey spoke most about 2020? Especially the coronavirus epidemic that started in China and affected the whole world; While many topics were brought up from climate crises to political discussions, B2Press Online PR Service analyzed approximately 49.4 million news and announced the most prominent events and political figures in the digital press. The year 2020, which struggles in many aspects in almost all sectors (from health to economy, from politics to social issues), has been remembered as an unforgettable year even with the negative effects of the coronavirus. B2Press Online PR Service has analyzed 49.4 million news published in digital media between January 1 and December 15, 2020, and determined the most news in digital media, domestic and foreign politicians and social issues this year. News on coronavirus reached 13 million The coronavirus epidemic, which emerged in Wuhan province of China in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic in the world in March 2020, is the most featured topic in digital media with a very high number of 13 million 614 thousand 732 news. happened. (Operation Peace Spring, which was the subject of the news in the press in 2019, was the subject of approximately 219 thousand news.) This year, 356 thousand 58 news, Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict and 280 thousand 433 news, the opening of Hagia Sophia to worship followed the pandemic news. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump were at the top among politicians President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the most popular political name with his views and statements in the online press with 1 million 542 thousand 87 news. In second place was Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca with 727 thousand 454 news, and Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu with 291 thousand 846 news. With the inclusion of foreign politicians in the study, US President Donald Trump, who was the subject of 417 thousand 549 news, was the name on the agenda most, while in 156 thousand 35 news, Emanuel Macron and in 138 thousand 860 news, Joe Biden found himself in the lens of the Turkish press. Doctors became visible with pandemic statements In the new type of coronavirus process, members of the Scientific Committee were frequently used as news sources by the media. The members of the Scientific Committee, whose explanations and opinions were the most featured in the news, were Tevfik Özlü with 22 thousand 689 news, Ateş Kara with 20 thousand 758 and Alpay Azap with 8 thousand 395 news. However, it was noteworthy that although he was not a member of the Scientific Committee, Mehmet Ceyhan was the doctor most frequently given his statements in the media with 28 thousand 529 news. Social issues were also among the prominent topics of 2020 It was stated that the study conducted by B2Press and social issues had a wide coverage in the digital press. The Istanbul Convention, which was prepared with the aim of Preventing Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, was the subject of 58 thousand 661 news. While 34 thousand 861 news on femicides were presented to the readers in the digital press, 26.284 news about the Animal Rights Law, one of the remarkable issues of this year, appeared in the press. In 2020 the very first published 10 articles in Turkey 1. Covidien-19 Pandemic – 13,614,732 2. Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict – 356 058 3. Opening the Hagia Sophia worship – 280 433 4 Izmir Earthquake – 225 704 5. Idlib Martyrs – 191 634 6. Elazığ Earthquake – 136.806 7. Records in Foreign Exchange – 90.357 8. Killing of George Floyd – 90.691 9. Spring Shield Operation – 59.811 10. Avalanche disaster in Van – 51.973 10 political names with the most news in digital media 1. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – 1.542.087 2. Fahrettin Koca – 727.454 3. Süleyman Soylu – 291.846 4. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu – 231.831 5. Berat Albayrak – 191.950 6. Ekrem İmamoğlu – 175.307 7. Devlet Bahçeli – 161.591 8. Meral Akşener – 101.558 9. Tunç Soyer – 98.120 10. Mansur Yavaş – 77.086 Top 5 foreign political figures with the most news 1. Donald Trump – 417.549 2. Emanuel Macron – 156.035 3. Joe Biden – 138.860 4. Vladimir Putin – 107.033 5. Angela Merkel – 106.063 Most 5 doctors in the news 1. Mehmet Ceyhan – 28.529 2. Tevfik Özlü – 22.689 3. Ateş Ka ra – 20.758 4. Ercüment Ovalı – 8.761 5. Alpay Azap – 8.395 The 5 most talked about social issues 1. Istanbul Convention – 58.661 2. Femicide – 34.861 3. Animal rights – 26.284 4. Global warming – 25.718 5. SMA member children – 17,260
What news featured the most in digital media in 2020?
