Research article    |    Open Access
Culture Academy 2021, Vol. 1(1) 1-16

Turkish Political Culture and Entertainment

Nebi Özdemir

pp. 1 - 16

Publish Date: December 31, 2021  |   Single/Total View: 1/2   |   Single/Total Download: 2/1


Abstract

Life and culture are the product and combination of creative interactions between fields and traditions. Culture and politics have continued to influence and shape each other since the earliest times. There are transformative and creative interactions between politics and culture. Politicians like historical actors have always paid special attention to culture and evaluated effectively it. On the other hand, cultural researchers have also accepted politics as an independent and attractive study field. Entertainment has been considered a multifunctional area since ancient times. Therefore, contemporary politicians continue to utilize effectively from these entertainments. The traditional festivals can be transformed easily by political activities by local and national politicians. This research aims to examine different dimensions of the interaction between politics and entertainment which is a main tradition of culture. The article is also supported by critiques which show the relationship between politics and entertainment after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey as well as by utilizing some prominent sources from the Ottoman Empire and the former Turkish states. In this study, historical celebrations such as potlaç and toy as well as contemporary entertainments are evaluated in the examination of the mentioned transformative relationship. Cultural patronage and cultural-political dimensions of the relationship also are included in this study. This study aims to point out that the effect of this relationship has increased in recent years. It is observed that virtual digital and smart technologies improve and strengthen the relations between entertainment and politics. In summary, that there is a crucial and powerful relationship between politics and entertainment is discussed with reference to effective data of Turkish cultural-political life in this article.

Keywords: Turkish folklore, Turkish political culture, traditional Turkish entertainment, cultural management


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
Ozdemir, N. (2021). Turkish Political Culture and Entertainment. Culture Academy, 1(1), 1-16.

Harvard
Ozdemir, N. (2021). Turkish Political Culture and Entertainment. Culture Academy, 1(1), pp. 1-16.

Chicago 16th edition
Ozdemir, Nebi (2021). "Turkish Political Culture and Entertainment". Culture Academy 1 (1):1-16.