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58 İSTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The distribution of different genres shows the efforts to be different
because of the competition of the channels. For instance, ATV, Kanal D, FOX
and SHOW TV which are the most important in terms of number of series give
much more importance to dramas. FOX and Kanal D broadcast some teen
series bearing also melodramatic characteristics, which give those channels a
'drama identity'. However, another important point is that TRT is almost giving
the same importance to nearly all genres of series.
When one considers the distribution of the themes in the series, it becomes
obvious that love and other types of relationships stand in the farefront ; this
situation overlaps the fact that drama/melodrama is the most frequent genre.
The second theme is "stories of ordinary people" : in fact, that kind of themes
com es out from the 'realistic' characters of Turkish series and gives the
audience the possibility to identify with heroes. This theme mles in series
showing families and neighbourhood, which are very important in our history
of series.
Thematic Dispersal of TV Series
WAR/
TERRORISM\
11%
DEEP STATE/
MAFIA
4%
ORDINARY
PEOPLE
38%
When studying the series broadcasted in 201 O' s season, one can see that
Istanbul is the most important place ch o sen for location as 'the world of series'.
57% of the broadcasted series take place in Istanbul. Other cities have been