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Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür
Öz
The historical drama series, The Club (2021–22), narrating the story of a night- club at the center of Istanbul nightlife during the 1950s, achieved great success by becoming the eighth most-watched non-English-language series on an international digital streaming platform. The significant public affirmation rose on the representation of the leading character – the nightclub star, influenced by respected queer performer Zeki Müren (1931–96). Müren has been credited as the greatest performer in Turkey and a modern male icon with his artistic excellence in singing and his outstanding stage performances for over 40 years. While Müren was performing his art on stage wearing a miniskirt, platform heels, and bright earrings, he had a celebrity persona that would be called the Pasha" ("army general"). His homosexuality was known as a "hidden reality" (Arslan 2011:278-279). The referential association of the fictional character with Zeki Müren interpreted in the article to further discuss the portrayal of the queer performance in the series. For this purpose, the article introduced the conceptualization of nonosh, a polite yet explicit contempt, presenting an embraceable form of queer identity in Turkish society to define the common portraiture of queer in Turkish popular films and TV shows.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Etik Beyan
Çalışmada etik beyan raporunu gerektirecek araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmamıştır.
Kaynakça
- Altıoklar, M. (1996), Istanbul Kanatlarımın Altında (Istanbul Beneath My Wings), Turkey: Umut Sanat.
- Altıoklar, M. (1997), Ağır Roman (Cholera Street), Turkey: Tims Productions.
- Arslan, S. (2011a), Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, Oxford and NewYork: Oxford University Press.
- Arslan, U. T. (2011b), ‘Sublime yet ridiculous: Turkishness and the cinematic image of Zeki Müren’, New Perspectives on Turkey, 45:1, pp. 185–213.
- Baltacı, T. and Yılmaz, C. (2004), G.O.R.A., Turkey: Böcek Yapım.
- Baruönü, K. (2018), Arif V 216, Turkey: CMYLZ Fikir Sanat.
- Bengi, D. (2014), İşte Benim Zeki Müren (‘This is me Zeki Müren’), Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
- Bordwell, D. ([1979] 2008), ‘The art cinema as a mode of film practice’, in Poetics of Cinema, New York: Routledge Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2008), Film Art: An Introduction, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Kadın Araştırmaları, Sosyoloji (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
30 Kasım 2025
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Kasım 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
9 Temmuz 2025
Kabul Tarihi
28 Ağustos 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2
APA
Gürgen Atalay, D., & Ulusoy, N. (2025). Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür. Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi, 8(2), 631-658. https://doi.org/10.33708/ktc.1738111
AMA
1.Gürgen Atalay D, Ulusoy N. Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür. KTC. 2025;8(2):631-658. doi:10.33708/ktc.1738111
Chicago
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz, ve Nilay Ulusoy. 2025. “Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür”. Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi 8 (2): 631-58. https://doi.org/10.33708/ktc.1738111.
EndNote
Gürgen Atalay D, Ulusoy N (01 Kasım 2025) Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür. Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi 8 2 631–658.
IEEE
[1]D. Gürgen Atalay ve N. Ulusoy, “Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür”, KTC, c. 8, sy 2, ss. 631–658, Kas. 2025, doi: 10.33708/ktc.1738111.
ISNAD
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz - Ulusoy, Nilay. “Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür”. Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi 8/2 (01 Kasım 2025): 631-658. https://doi.org/10.33708/ktc.1738111.
JAMA
1.Gürgen Atalay D, Ulusoy N. Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür. KTC. 2025;8:631–658.
MLA
Gürgen Atalay, Deniz, ve Nilay Ulusoy. “Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür”. Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi, c. 8, sy 2, Kasım 2025, ss. 631-58, doi:10.33708/ktc.1738111.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Gürgen Atalay, Nilay Ulusoy. Queer Portrayals in Turkish Cinema: Case Study of The Club and Selim Soygür. KTC. 01 Kasım 2025;8(2):631-58. doi:10.33708/ktc.1738111