Lecture, 16 March 2011: Social Transformations and Mediatic Participation in Turkey

Professor Nurcay Türkoglu (Faculty of Communications, Marmara University, Istanbul) will give a lecture in the Copenhagen University Islam Lecture Series. For more information on the lecture series, see brochure here.

The lecture takes place at: Metro Annex room 5, Fiolstræde 4-6, 1171 Cph K, 16 March 4:15 PM to 6:00 PM.

Abstract: Television is the most profitable media in Turkey for advertisement because of the low advert expenses. The most popular for adverts are domestic TV drama series, sports and studio-live programmes. In my research, I have pointed out that the Turkish popular TV of 2000’s is a melting pot for rural and urban lifestyles. A closer look at the studio audience participation in Turkish media gives some hints for the discussions of the social transformation and the potentiality of television as a public sphere.