French and Turkish Representations of the Mediterranean: Artificial Intelligence Based Content Analysis

This paper argues that the Mediterranean imaginations of France and Turkey have served as a barometer for analyzing level their bilateral relations. been among region’s prominent rivals since Middle Ages, relationship has varied over time. article investigates key patterns shape direction Turkish-French relations presents fundamental factor: The spatial representation Mediterranean. If images developed by two countries are adverse/unfavorable/conflictual, in given era deteriorates vice versa. study aims to situate contemporary Turkish French representations through Critical Geopolitics, Artificial Intelligence based Content Analysis method. first deals with theoretical methodological aspects focusing on Geopolitics “word embedding” promising technique content analysis. Second, historical dynamics between will be discussed examining shift countries’ Finally, this shed light how recent period affect line empirical findings obtained from Agence France-Presse Anadolu Agency