%0 Journal Article %T Political Communication: A Conceptual Compilation %A Mine £¿nan£¿ Demir %J - %D 2018 %X The concept of political communication, which is formed by the combination of the disciplines of politics and communication, became an integral part of the world of politics immediately after the Second World War in the USA and was first observed in Turkey in the 1980s as it became more open to the outside world. Particularly in relation to election periods, which are indispensable components of the democratic process, people have discussed the effects of political communication on voters¡¯ preferences. During these periods of political campaign and propaganda, voters¡¯ political opinions and preferences affected by and aims to promote sustainability of these effects. The aim of this work is to understand the concept of political communication and the historical development of this concept around the world and in Turkey. Firstly, in this context, the concept of politics and communications are defined and afterwards, the different perspectives of this concept will be discussed. The study ends with different examples from around the world and Turkey %K siyaset %K ileti£¿im %K siyasal ileti£¿im %K siyasal kampanya %K siyasal propaganda %U http://dergipark.org.tr/ijacc/issue/40248/421843