Through whose looking glass? Interrogating representations of hybridity through the <i>Turkish Detective</i>


YALKIN KUCUKYILMAZ Ç., Uygur K.

CONSUMPTION MARKETS & CULTURE, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10253866.2025.2584261
  • Dergi Adı: CONSUMPTION MARKETS & CULTURE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Communication Abstracts
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Kuzey Kıbrıs Kampüsü Adresli: Evet

Özet

This review interrogates representations of hybridity in the Turkish television series The Turkish Detective, focusing on spatial, narrative, and character hybridity. It shows that while hybridity facilitates negotiation and adaptation in the business sphere, it also reflects global power asymmetries, as Turkish producers seek validation from dominant Anglo and North American markets. Framing hybridity as both a creative strategy and a mode of structural compliance, the review contributes to consumer culture theory by revealing how global production systems shape hybrid representations. Ultimately, it argues that while dizis promote cultural exchange, their hybridity often reinforces existing global cultural hierarchies.