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Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey
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Launched as a YouTube channel and Instagram account in 2018, Şokopop quickly became a prominent popular culture phenomenon in contemporary Türkiye. Spearheaded by digital creator Ekim Acun, Şokopop delves into Turkish tabloid news from the 1960s to the early 2000s, reviving the bold and provocative landscape of past popular culture through contemporary digital media. The series offers a nostalgic yet ironic take on celebrity scandals took place in recent past of Türkiye. While the channel’s content spans various aspects of Turkish celebrity culture, its most striking discourse emerges in its representation of queer figures within the popular culture. This study examines Şokopop as a historiographical performance that reconstructs the media portrayal of queerness in Turkish popular culture between the 1960s and early 2000s. This research analyzes the narrative and formal characteristics of biographical episodes on prominent queer figures Bülent Ersoy, Zeki Müren, and Huysuz Virjin. Through textual analysis, it contextualizes Şokopop’s narrative strategy as a means of reclaiming queer representation in recent popular culture history.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Etik Beyan
Çalışmada Etik kurul raporunu gerektirecek bir araştırma yöntemi kullanılmamıştır.
Kaynakça
- Acun, E. (2019, December 6). En derin çukurdaki tutku | Şokopop | TEDxIstanbul [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72H7k9IvJJg
- Acun, E. Z. (2025). Ekim Zafer Acun | Yazar –. Cosmopolitan Türkiye. https://www.cosmopolitanmag.com.tr/author/ekim-zafer-acun?srsltid=AfmBOorIZ5kMHWAJdTkDpLYwzjy7fr_ov2AKIt-VX_jdfWrgynrRF9WT
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Cinsiyet, Politika ve Yönetim, Cinsiyet Sosyolojisi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
27 Eylül 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
17 Şubat 2025
Kabul Tarihi
18 Eylül 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 9 Sayı: Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı
APA
Gürgen Atalay, D. (2025). Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey. Fiscaoeconomia, 9(Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı), 534-543. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1641109
AMA
1.Gürgen Atalay D. Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey. FSECON. 2025;9(Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı):534-543. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1641109
Chicago
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz. 2025. “Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey”. Fiscaoeconomia 9 (Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı): 534-43. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1641109.
EndNote
Gürgen Atalay D (01 Eylül 2025) Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey. Fiscaoeconomia 9 Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı 534–543.
IEEE
[1]D. Gürgen Atalay, “Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey”, FSECON, c. 9, sy Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı, ss. 534–543, Eyl. 2025, doi: 10.25295/fsecon.1641109.
ISNAD
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz. “Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey”. Fiscaoeconomia 9/Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı (01 Eylül 2025): 534-543. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1641109.
JAMA
1.Gürgen Atalay D. Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey. FSECON. 2025;9:534–543.
MLA
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz. “Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey”. Fiscaoeconomia, c. 9, sy Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı, Eylül 2025, ss. 534-43, doi:10.25295/fsecon.1641109.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Gürgen Atalay. Revisiting Queer Portrayal in Popular Culture: The Historiographical Significance of Şokopop in Turkey. FSECON. 01 Eylül 2025;9(Toplumsal Cinsiyet Özel Sayısı):534-43. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1641109