Reconstructing history in mediatized reality: The Turkish TV dramas <i>Diriliş: Ertuğrul</i> and <i>Payitaht: Abdülhamid</i>
CRITICAL STUDIES IN TELEVISION, 2025 (AHCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/17496020251406081
- Dergi Adı: CRITICAL STUDIES IN TELEVISION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study explores how Turkish history-themed dramas like Dirili & scedil;: Ertu & gbreve;rul [Resurrection: Ertu & gbreve;rul] and Payitaht: Abd & uuml;lhamid [The Capital: Abdulhamid] reconstruct history, shaping socio-political narratives. Using thematic content analysis, it examines selected episodes to identify recurring themes. The findings reveal that history is mediated through populist narratives emphasizing leadership and unity, collective nostalgia invoking the Ottoman heritage, and identity framing reinforcing socio-political ideologies. These dramas function ideologically within Turkey's mediatized cultural and political environment. This study contributes to understanding the ideological functions of history-themed dramas within Turkey's mediatized cultural and political landscape, offering a framework for interdisciplinary analyses of media and historiography.