FACTORS AFFECTİNG VOTER BEHAVİOURS

Abstract

Determining the factors that affect the political participation behaviours of voters who are defined as consumers today is important for political parties and candidates. In this respect, each vote of voters, who are political consumers, is important for the continuation of the political life of political parties or candidates. In this context, the purpose of the current study is to determine the factors that affect the political participation behaviours of the Syrian immigrants who live in Turkey and have the right to vote and be elected. A total of 202 questionnaires administered in the current study were analyzed using the SPSS 26 program package. According to the results of the analysis, the participants were affected by the campaigns made during the election time, the leader of the party, his/her promises, program, immigration policy and social media activities. Political parties and candidates speaking the same language with the voters in their party activities and giving importance to immigration policies and promises in line with the wishes and needs of the voters can contribute to increasing their votes.