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Research Article

Bodies in alliance: rethinking cultural and economic logics of social media celebrity constitution in Turkey’s new media ecosystem

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Pages 20-35 | Received 20 Jul 2018, Accepted 20 Feb 2019, Published online: 08 Apr 2019

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