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

Arda Arikan

European Review, 2016, vol. 24, issue 3, 470-477

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.

Date: 2016
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