EXPORTED TURKISH TELEVISION SERIES AND REPRESENTATION

Authors : Yunus Emre Ökmen

Pages : 48-64

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Publication Date : 2023-03-31

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Turkish television series have also achieved significant success in the recent period and started to be exported to more than 250 countries from many continents. This situation has led to an increase in diplomacy traffic in interstate communication, and the discovery of Turkish culture by the citizens of other countries with interest. At this point, whether television series representing Turkish culture contain positive or negative images has been of interest to researchers in this field. While the number of touristic visits to Turkey has increased, the positive or negative image of the country has created the problem of this study. With this study, some television series that have been exported in the last period have been examined, and it has been tried to reveal how they are reflected in terms of the themes discussed and the places represented. The study was conducted by adopting the principles of the qualitative research method. The design of the research is case study. By applying to document analysis data in the literature related to the subject were collected. The situation of the data collected in this study was analyzed by descriptive analysis and aimed to contribute to the existing situation in the literature. The results show that Turkish television series represent Turkish culture with its positive and negative aspects. It is thought that the TV series industry should be developed in relevant contexts. It has been concluded that it should be supported by different media tools within the scope of creative industries.
Keywords : Television, serial, representation, export, diplomacy.