IDEOLOGICAL TENDENCIES INSIDE THREE SELECTED WESTERN MEDIA ON HAGIA SOPHIA ISSUE

This study investigated the three selected western media that concerned on Hagia Sophia issue. The main objective of this research attempt to figure out ideological tendencies inside in articles media. utilized a descriptive – qualitative method analyze ‘hot’ issue by investigating positive and negative attitudinal types their news published online. By adopting theory based Martin’s (2005) fairly new extension area Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) which provides o supplies Instrumental analysis texts for building writers/speakers’ propositions describe semantic interpersonal meanings published. found 18 affectual types, 15 judgmental 3 appreciation types. online newspapers as data. findings showed attitude reveal sub-systems language appraisal Affect data (50%) exceeded two others. inscribed invoked attitude. category most frequently used some newspaper statements indicate views or ideologies protest policy regain mosque. belongs world’s heritage not belonged Muslims Turkey people only.