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                                                                                    <journal-title>Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2667-4750</issn>
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                    <publisher-name>Selcuk University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.52642/susbed.1534177</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Radio-Television</subject>
                                                            <subject>Television Broadcasting</subject>
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                                                            <subject>Radyo-Televizyon</subject>
                                                            <subject>Televizyon Yayıncılığı</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Squid Game: Oyun Bitti mi? Sosyal Darwinizm Hala Aramızda</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>Squid Game: Is the Game Over? Social Darwinism Still Among Us.</trans-title>
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                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-4286</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Ozturk</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ali</given-names>
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                                                                    <aff>İSTANBUL TOPKAPI ÜNİVERSİTESİ GÜZEL SANATLAR, TASARIM VE MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20251230">
                    <day>12</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <issue>58</issue>
                                        <fpage>1</fpage>
                                        <lpage>22</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20240816">
                        <day>08</day>
                        <month>16</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20251006">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>06</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1992, The Journal of Selcuk University Social Sciences Institute</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1992</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>The Journal of Selcuk University Social Sciences Institute</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Bu çalışma, küresel çapta büyük bir izleyici kitlesine ulaşan ve toplumsal eleştirileriyle dikkat çeken Squid Game dizisinin Sosyal Darwinizm bağlamında kapsamlı olarak analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.  Dizi, ekonomik krizler, işsizlik ve borç batağına düşmüş insanların, hayatta kalabilmek için katıldıkları ölümcül oyunlar etrafında şekillenen bir mücadeleyi anlatmaktadır. Squid Game dizisi, modern toplumda bireyler arasındaki rekabetin ve güç ilişkilerinin acımasız gerçeklerini gösterirken sınıf eşitsizliği, ekonomik adaletsizlik ve hayatta kalma mücadelesi gibi temalar üzerinden toplumsal yapının dinamiklerini ele almaktadır Bu çalışma, nitel içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dizinin 1.sezon tüm bölümleri, karakterlerin diyalogları, olay örgüsü ve görsel semboller incelenerek, Sosyal Darwinizm’in prensiplerinin nasıl yansıtıldığı ele alınmıştır. Veriler, dizinin bölümlerinin derinlemesine analiz edilmesi ve ilgili akademik literatürün incelenmesiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırma bulguları, dizideki oyunların, bireyler arasındaki çıkar çatışmalarını ve rekabetin yıkıcı doğasını temsil ettiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Squid Game&#039;de, bireylerin hayatta kalabilmek adına birbirlerine karşı acımasız bir mücadele vermeleri, zayıf olanın elenmesi ve sadece en güçlü olanın kazanması gibi temalar, Sosyal Darwinizm&#039;in temel prensiplerini yansıtmaktadır. Ayrıca, dizide yer alan karakterlerin farklı sosyoekonomik geçmişleri, modern toplumdaki sınıf farklarını ve eşitsizlikleri sembolize etmektedir.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>his study aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the television series Squid Game, which has gained a massive global audience and drawn attention for its social commentary, within the framework of Social Darwinism. The series revolves around a deadly competition in which individuals, burdened by economic crises, unemployment, and debt, participate to survive. Squid Game exposes the brutal realities of competition and power dynamics among individuals in modern society while addressing themes such as class inequality, economic injustice, and the struggle for survival, thereby examining the dynamics of social structures.   This study was conducted using a qualitative content analysis method. By examining all episodes of the series, character dialogues, plot, and visual symbols, this study analyzed how the principles of Social Darwinism are reflected. Data was collected through in-depth analysis of the series&#039; episodes and relevant academic literature. Research findings reveal that the games in the series represent the conflicts of interest among individuals and the destructive nature of competition. In Squid Game, the characters&#039; ruthless struggle for survival, the elimination of the weak, and the triumph of the strongest reflect the fundamental principles of Social Darwinism.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Squid Game</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Sosyal Darwinizm</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Toplumsal Eleştiri</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Popüler Kültür</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Televizyon Dizisi</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>Squid Game</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Social Darwinism</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Social Criticism</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Popular Culture</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Television Series</kwd>
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