Popüler Kültür

by Ozan Ormeci

Ozan Örmeci, Türkiye'deki popüler kültürü, konuyla ilgili bazı düşünürlerin bilimsel teorilerine dayandırarak anlatırken Kadir İnanır, Pınar Altuğ gibi sansasyon yaratan kişilerin yanı sıra Fatih Terim ve Zidane gibi kahramanlaştırılan insanların, popüler kültürdeki misyonunu gözlerimizin önüne seriyor. "Guguk Kuşu" ve "Dövüş Kulübü" adlı filmlerdeki karakterleri de irdeleyerek zevkli bir analiz yapıyor.

Bu kitap, içinde yaşadığımız ama belki de farkında olmadığımız popüler kültürü fark etmemizi sağlayacak güncel bir analiz... Filmlerde ya da görsel medyada izlediğimiz bazı karakterlerin, popüler kültüre nasıl hizmet ettiklerini gösteren, farkındalık seviyesine ulaşmamızı sağlayan eşsiz bir kitap...

"Ötekilerin hikâyesi, aslında içinde bulunduğumuz çağın, 'biz'lerin de hikâyesidir."
(Tanıtım Yazısından)

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Professor Ozan Örmeci was born in 1981 in Bornova, Izmir. His father’s family is from Senirkent, Isparta. He completed his primary education at Izmir Turk College (ITK) and received a middle school and lycée education at Izmir Saint-Joseph French College. He graduated from Bilkent University’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration (English) in 2004 as a high-honour student. In 2011, he earned a PhD degree from Bilkent University’s Political Science Department with his thesis entitled “Portrait of a Turkish Social Democrat: Ismail Cem”, under the supervision of Dr. Berrak Burçak, from a distinguished jury composed of Prof. Metin Heper, Prof. Ergun Özbudun, Prof. Ayşe Güneş Ayata, and Dr. Nur Bilge Criss. He worked as a Lecturer in Uşak University’s Public Administration Department between 2009 and 2012. Between October 2012 and January 2016, he worked as an Assistant Professor and headed the Department of Political Science and Public Administration (English) at Girne American University (GAU) in North Cyprus (TRNC). He then returned to Turkey (Türkiye) and served as a faculty member and department chair at various universities, including Beykent University (2016-18), Gedik University (2018-20), Istanbul Kent University (2020-23, 2024-25), and Istanbul Aydın University (2023-24). He became an Associate Professor in Political Science in 2018 and was appointed as a Full Professor at Istanbul Kent University for the first time in 2024. He has been working at Üsküdar University since October 2025. He has previously published many scientific books and articles in Turkey and abroad. He is the editor of some academic books specialising in Turkish Foreign Policy, including Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Millennium (Peter Lang, 2015), Mavi Elma: Türkiye-Avrupa İlişkileri (Gazi Kitabevi, 2016), Historical Examinations and Current Issues in Turkish-American Relations (Peter Lang, 2020), Turkish-French Relations: History, Present, and the Future (Springer, 2022), Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılında Nasıl Bir Dış Politika? (Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2023), Turkish-American Relations in the 21st Century (Lexington Books, 2024), Türkiye-Britain Relations: Two Hundred Years of an Intertwined Conflict and Cooperation (Lexington Books, 2024) and the author of Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri (Urzeni Yayıncılık, 2021), Türkiye-Fransa İlişkileri (Urzeni Yayıncılık, 2022), 2023 Turkish Elections in All Aspects (Peter Lang, 2023), and İngiliz Jeopolitik Yaklaşımları ve Türk-İngiliz İlişkileri (Sarmal Kitabevi, 2025). In addition, he wrote books in the Turkish language analysing the political system and foreign policy of countries, including the United States, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Union, and Japan. He can speak and write fluently in both French and English. He also works as a specialist for the Turkish Political Psychology Association (PPD) and the General Coordinator of the UPA (International Political Academy) initiative. Additionally, he serves as the owner and editor-in-chief of the UPA Strategic Affairs academic journal. His primary research interests include International Politics, Comparative Politics, Great Power Politics, Political Psychology, Turkish Political History, Leftist Movements in Turkey, and Turkish Foreign Policy. He is also a member of the Congress of Karşıyaka Sports Club (KSK) and a fan of Beşiktaş (BJK).