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A Bibliometric Analysis on the Cinema Studies Doctoral Theses in TurkeyPostgraduate theses provide valuable data to ascertain the characteristics and tendencies of research in an academic field. In this research, 199 doctoral theses that have been completed between 1985 and 2013 (Turkey) in cinema studies analysed through a bibliometric method according to a series of specifications such as the number of theses per year, the disciplines which the doctoral study is undertaken, research topics, critical and theoretical bases, examined production types, geographical focus, language, and . The conclusion points that while the quantity of doctoral theses has increased dramatically, sociological approach has gained importance. Moreover, Turkey’s cinema has become a common topic among the doctoral researches.

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