LEADERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS: TWITTER PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AND FOLLOW-UP RELATIONSHIP

When examined in the context of the turkish state and political traditions, is observed the active position of the leaders on the political processes. holiness that was uploaded to the state and leaders has been decisive on political activities from nomadic states of central asian to ottoman empire that was an expansionist empire. political relations that is continued in a democtatic social formation withnin turkish republic has brought a politica mentality that begins to decrease passivity of individual and holiness effect. but, strong influence of millenarian blessed state mentality slowed down the development of democratic political relations that begin to release yet. therefore, democratics elements that is patterned effect of traditional structure in turkish political culture, builds a political system that leaders are at the forefront. thus the new political communication activities that is shaped at influence of post-modernism include strategies that leader image remove to foreground. the position of leaders that is shaped at influence of political culture has tried to understand in the special of follow-up relationship of ahmet davutoğlu, kemal kılıçdaroğlu ve devlet bahçeli on twitter. research findings reveals that number of followers and relations of leaders on twitter that is an important space for political communication, are higher level from leader's party’s twitter performance.