TVS_discourse_coded.xlsx

This dataset includes the speeches, directly pointing to a concrete case of patronage, that members of the ruling parties in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) delivered between 24/11/1983 and 23/04/2023. The speeches were transferred to the dataset after a careful analysis of the speeches retrieved from the search on parliamentary minutes by using the keyword 'atama' (appointment in English). When a match was identified, it was checked whether it contained any elements directly or indirectly related to a bureaucratic appointment. If the result of the check was positive, then the text of the speech was saved in the data file. Dataset has 185 speeches, and each speech is coded under (i) direct discourse and/or arguments of legitimation, and (ii) discursive legitimation strategy. The raw data is accessible from the TBMM search interface (www.tbmm.gov.tr). This database includes the exact date of the speech, legislative year/period/meeting number, the name/role/affiliated political party of the speaker, and the relevant part of the speech:tarih [date] = the exact date of the speechdönem [period] = legislative periodyasama yılı [legislative year] = legislative yearbirleşim [meeting] = legislative sessionUnvan [title] = the title of the speakersöyleyen [speaker] = the name of the speakersöylenen [speech] = the relevant quote of the speechpartisi [party] = the political party of the speaker that is affiliated withtür [type] = the type of the speechanahtar kelime [keyword] = the keyword used in the searchDisc_last = the arguments used to legitimate the appointmentsDisc_Str_last = the legitimation strategy used within the speech