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Europeanness versus Turkishness in a Turkish TV Sitcom: The Case of Avrupa Avrupa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Arda Arikan
Arda Arikan*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Letters, Department of English Language and Literature, Akdeniz University, Konyaalti, 07070, Antalya, Turkey. E-mail: ardaari@gmail.com
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Abstract

Juxtaposing Europeanness and Turkishness has always been a recurring theme in Turkish literature and media. In this study, an analysis of a Turkish sitcom entitled Avrupa Avrupa that was broadcast on Turkey’s only state-run TV channel is provided, focusing on how Turkishness and Europeanness are portrayed. It is found that the sitcom portrays Europeans and Turks through traditionally well-known, coarse stereotypes. It is inferred from the sitcom’s latent ideological messages that the EU may accept Turkey, although it is by no means a European country.

Type
Turkey and Europe: Cultural Aspects
Information
European Review , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 2016 , pp. 470 - 477
Copyright
© Academia Europaea 2016 

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