Abstract:

The importance given to the concept of value, which is defined as the behaviors that are accepted as correct and beautiful by the society in general, and the studies in this field have increased considerably especially in recent years. Today, various methods and tools are used to transfer values. One of these tools is movies that can easily reach large audiences. With the help of movies, a message can easily be transferred to the viewer. Considering the interest of Turkish people in Turkish movies, it is important to examine these movies in terms of content. This study was conducted in order to determine the values in the Turkish movies that were released between 2015-2018. The research was carried out in accordance with the qualitative research method, and document analysis method was used to collect the data. The data sources of the research consist of four Turkish movies made between 2015-2018. Criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in sample selection. Research data were analyzed with descriptive analysis method. The movies examined within the scope of the research were watched twice, taking into account the content observation form created by the researcher. It was found that positive value items were higher than negative value items in two (Dağ 2 and Müslüm) of the four movies examined within the scope of the study. In the other two movies (Düğün Dernek 2: Sünnet and Recep İvedik 5), it was concluded that the negative value items were higher than the positive value items. It was understood that the values of love, responsibility and solidarity were the most common positive values in the movies examined. On the other hand, it is concluded that the values of respect, honesty and responsibility are the most common negative values in the movies examined.

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