Representation of the Turkish immigrant in cultural products in Germany

Abstract

Bu çalışma Almanya'da yaşayan Turk gocmen kimligmin kiiltiirel iiriinlerdeki (Film,televizyon dizilen,romanlar ve miisik iiriinlen, film) yansimalanni incelemeyi amaclamaktadir. Bu iiriinlerde Tiirk gocmeni hem otekinin hikayesinin ba§ kahramani olarak öne cikar hem de bu iiriinler vasitasiyla kendi hikayesin kurgular. Tezde aynca Almanya'daki inter kultiirel alan icinde iireten binnci ve iiciincii ku§ak g69men sanat9ilaray6nelik 9e§ith yakla§imlar incelenm ektedir. Burada sorunsalla§tinlan konulardan bir tanesi medya yolu ile ve kültürel ürünlerde göçmenin, verili göçmen kimhgini ve Alman kimhgini yeniden iiretmesidir. Aktor kendi kiiltiiriinii miizele§tirmeye mi hizmet etmek iizere kurgulanmi§tir, yoksa melezl e§menin 6zgiirle§tinci giiciine katkida bulunmak iizere mi? Aynca cah§ma Tiirk -Alman ortak ya§aminda onemh yen olan mekan ve giindehk hayata dair kodlan anlamaya odaklanir. Bir ba§ka deyi§le, bizi otekinden farkh kilan nedir? Hangi yollarla kendi ötekimizi yaratiyoruz?

This study aims to analyze the Turkish immigrant?s image in culturalproductions (films, television serials, novels and music products) in Germany, inwhich Turkish immigrants are reflected as the main actors of the others story orproducing their own history via these cultural products. This study also presentsdifferent approaches and inclinations of Turkish first and third generation culturalproducers in Germany to the existing intercultural area. One of the questions whichare problemitized here is how the representations in the cultural productionsreproduce and exercise the responds of host and guest culture. Do the actors whorepresent the immigrant subject position on the cultural field serve to museumisate thediscourse or contribute to new hybrid emancipation? This study also intends tounderstand everyday codes and spatial practices which play a major role in Turkish-German common life. Put another way, what makes ?us? different from ?our??other?? In which ways are we creating ?our other??