Analysis of discourse conflict through Turkish television series: Sample of Hacı

Year 2023, Issue: Ö13, 892 - 904, 23.10.2023

Nevin Arvas

https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.1379238

Abstract

Rather than seeing the world as it is, individuals prefer to see it as they wish it to be. Beliefs, feelings, thoughts, and assumptions affect the way they view the world. This situation, according to Althusser, occurs under the influence of the ideological order. Ideologies attempt to describe and interpret the world by making claims or assumptions about human nature, historical events, facts, and future possibilities.Hegemony is all about power relations; which group is dominant and which group is subordinate to the other group. It is indispensable to consider this, as power relations are central to human behavior and where it is.It is not difficult to understand that the tension between ideology and hegemony are not abstract macro forces. It is also possible to see examples from the daily life of people. It helps to explain this tension between the openness and closure of television texts and the practices of coding or decoding. In other words, people engage in hegemonic struggles through common sense in their daily lives and force textual ambiguity.The purpose of this essay is to discuss the relationship between the secular and conservative discourses in Turkey and their representation in one work of popular culture. The research begins to be analyzed by establishing a method from Althusser's perspective, as the media is one of the most effective Ideological State Devices in many parts of the world today. By looking at various branches of the media and the practices used, it is almost possible to understand which discourse is dominant in Turkey and how it is done to prevent the other discourse. In this context, in terms of flexible limitations, the 'Hacı' series, which is one of the examples that explains the difference between RSA and ISA very well for the general and society, was chosen. The limited number of TV series that glorify Islam, such as Hadji, shows that the ISAs of the conservative discourse are not strong enough to outweigh the secular discourse. This is a sign that the dominant discourse in Turkey is almost completely successful in naturally eliminating dissidents. In this context, the study constituted an important research in terms of contributing to the literature on how the dominant discourse is constructed through the media.

Keywords

Ideology, Hegemony, Discourse Conflict, Turkish Media, Althusserean Idea

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