Research Article

Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services

Number: 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset December 29, 2021
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Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services

Abstract

The article focuses on the original series of Turkish streaming services Blu TV and Puhu TV released between 2017 and 2020 in terms of genre, and aims to discover their differences from the traditional television series having highly conservative narratives. After identifying that the crime drama genre is primarily preferred by these services, the ideological approach of genre analysis is adopted to study four series which are Masum (Innocent), Bozkır (Steppe), Şahsiyet (Persona), and Dip (Base). It is found that all four of the series share a common pessimism in a social context which is created by representing the evil as omnipotent and all members of the society as more or less victims. In addition, depicting the status quo as unchangeable strengthens the emphasis on -no escape- in general. It is possible to criticize these narratives for normalizing dysfunctional legal system, and neutralizing the prospect for improvement. In conclusion, the article claims that what these new series offer are far from being progressive, despite the freedom of their medium

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

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Publication Date

December 29, 2021

Submission Date

March 1, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 15, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset

APA
Yıldırım, N. (2021). Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi, 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset, 127-148. https://doi.org/10.24955/ilef.1038640
AMA
1.Yıldırım N. Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi. 2021;(2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset):127-148. doi:10.24955/ilef.1038640
Chicago
Yıldırım, Nisa. 2021. “Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama As the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi, no. 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset: 127-48. https://doi.org/10.24955/ilef.1038640.
EndNote
Yıldırım N (December 1, 2021) Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset 127–148.
IEEE
[1]N. Yıldırım, “Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services”, Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi, no. 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset, pp. 127–148, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.24955/ilef.1038640.
ISNAD
Yıldırım, Nisa. “Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama As the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi. 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset (December 1, 2021): 127-148. https://doi.org/10.24955/ilef.1038640.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım N. Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi. 2021;:127–148.
MLA
Yıldırım, Nisa. “Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama As the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi, no. 2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset, Dec. 2021, pp. 127-48, doi:10.24955/ilef.1038640.
Vancouver
1.Nisa Yıldırım. Noir Than Ever: Crime Drama as the Popular Genre in Turkish Streaming Services. Ankara Üniversitesi İlef Dergisi. 2021 Dec. 1;(2021 Özel Sayı: 2. Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu, Süreklilikler ve Kesintiler: Kültürler, Pazarlar ve Siyaset):127-48. doi:10.24955/ilef.1038640