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FRAMING THE PAST, SHAPING THE PRESENT: HISTORICAL TV SERIES IN TURKIYE AND SOUTH KOREA

GEÇMİŞİ ÇERÇEVELEMEK, BUGÜNÜ ŞEKİLLENDİRMEK: TÜRKİYE VE KORE’DE TARİH DİZİLERİ

Seda Gürel(NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2991-7819
Mehmet Akif Okur(YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5095-6113
Pages
988–1009
Publication Date
2025-12-30
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This research contributes to literature by applying the NPF as a unique method, comparing Turkish and South Korean cultural elites’ narratives, and interpreting political reflections of prominent characters.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The capacity of creative content to construct civil societies’ consent leads historical TV series, as narratives that reflect political stances, to be questioned.
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Key Findings & Data:Since the Cold War, Türkiye and South Korea have been influenced by US-centered Western main flow but have also produced alternative flows since the 2000s.This study classifies historical fictions by platforms -national channels and the American digital platform Netflix- and comparatively analyzes selected fictions using the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF).
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⚙️Variables:Anlatıyla politika analizi sistemi · hegemonik sistem · Türk kültür endüstrisi

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The capacity of creative content to construct civil societies’ consent leads historical TV series, as narratives that reflect political stances, to be questioned. Since the Cold War, Türkiye and South Korea have been influenced by US-centered Western main flow but have also produced alternative flows since the 2000s.This study classifies historical fictions by platforms -national channels and the American digital platform Netflix- and comparatively analyzes selected fictions using the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). The aim is to reveal the relationship between the narratives’ prominent characters and their political reflections through governments’ global agendas. The study concludes that narratives selected from state cultural institutions tend to be more nationalist, while narratives from Netflix, despite local production, reflect the influence of the hegemonic cultural center. This research contributes to literature by applying the NPF as a unique method, comparing Turkish and South Korean cultural elites’ narratives, and interpreting political reflections of prominent characters.

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Yaratıcı içeriklerin sivil toplumların rızasını inşa etme kapasitesi, politik duruşları yansıtan anlatılar olarak tarihî dizilerin sorgulanmasına neden olmaktadır. Soğuk Savaş’tan bu yana Türkiye ve Güney Kore, ABD merkezli Batı ana akımından etkilenmiş, ancak 2000’li yıllardan itibaren alternatif anlatı akımları da üretmiştir. Bu çalışma, tarihî kurgu dizilerini yayınlandıkları mecralara göre -ulusal televizyon kanalları ve Amerikan dijital platformu Netflix- sınıflandırmakta ve seçilen yapımları Anlatıyla Politika Analizi Sistemi (APAS) aracılığıyla karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemektedir. Araştırmanın amacı, öne çıkan karakterlerle hükümetlerin politik gündemleri arasındaki yansımaları ortaya koymaktır. Bulgular, devlet destekli kültürel kurumlar tarafından üretilen dizilerin daha milliyetçi temalar taşıdığını; Netflix yapımlarının ise, hegemonik kültürel merkezin etkilerini yansıttığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışma, APAS yöntemini uygulayarak, Türk ve Güney Koreli kültürel elitlerin anlatılarını karşılaştırmakta ve öne çıkan karakterler üzerinden yapılan politik yansımaları yorumlayarak literatüre özgün bir katkı sunmaktadır.

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Gürel, S., Okur, M. A. (2025). FRAMING THE PAST, SHAPING THE PRESENT: HISTORICAL TV SERIES IN TURKIYE AND SOUTH KOREA. Kafkas Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 32, 988–1009. https://doi.org/10.36543/kauiibfd.2025.036

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