Tür Bağlamında Türk Televizyon Dizilerinin ve Seriyallerinin Evrimi ve Dönüşümü

Turkish TV series reach millions of viewers both in Turkey and around the world, creating a wide cultural sphere of influence. Therefore, analyzing Turkish television series in terms of genre is of great importance for academic studies and the media industry. While genre classifications help to determine the narrative structure, themes and character structures of series, they are also an important tool in understanding audience tendencies. This study aims to analyze Turkish television series by classifying them in terms of genre. Data was obtained using document analysis method. The genre structure of Turkish television series, which have been watched by the researchers for many years, was determined and according to the data obtained, it was concluded that Turkish television series have hybrid characteristics. While Turkish TV series consist of genres such as ‘soap opera’, “dramedy”, ‘situation comedy’, ‘crime and mafia’, ‘detective series’, ‘hospital melodramas’ and ‘history series’, it was determined that horror and science fiction genres were not developed. Regular research on genres is of great importance both for the development of the sector and for understanding the cultural and social impact of series and serialization.