Quiz shows and Turkish television: a study of visual impact and social structure
Author(s)
Advisor
Erdoğan, NezihDate
1994Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
The aim of the study is to define the specific visual and social environment which
builds up the popularity of television quiz shows in Turkey. The visual structures of
the quiz shows, the symbols within them and the methods of articulation in the quiz
shows are analyzed within the context of this thesis. In the study, the television quiz
shows are studied after giving a brief summary of the socio-economic and cultural
conditions of Turkey in the years that quiz shows emerged and became popular. The
quiz shows’ visual and ideological structures will be examined in terms of their
narrative structures, knowledge types, symbols, visual layouts - such as stage design,
quiz master and assistants, presentation of the commodities, and audience. These main
concepts are also examined with the help of the visual materials collected from the
most popular quiz shows in Turkey.