This Week in Turkey had two guests this week. First, journalist and radio producer Sami Kent joined us to speak about his journalistic work during the pandemic in Turkey. Mr. Kent spoke about his study of Istanbul’s death toll numbers and what it revealed about the pandemic in Istanbul. Mr. Kent also spoke about his experience in the southeastern province of Van and how the pandemic is being managed there. Mr. Kent also assessed the ways in which journalism was being conducted in the shadow of the pandemic.The second guest of the week was journalist and academic Kenan Sharpe with whom we discussed the new Turkish Netflix production, Ethos. Ethos created quite a storm upon its release; Mr. Sharped assessed what about the series is different compared to other Turkish productions both on Netflix and other platforms. Mr. Sharpe also spoke about the representation in the series and its attempts to bridge social polarization. Finally, Mr. Sharpe also evaluated the audience of the series, and its accessibility to all segments of society.
Bize destek olun
Medyascope sizlerin sayesinde bağımsızlığını koruyor, sizlerin desteğiyle 50’den fazla çalışanı ile, Türkiye ve dünyada olup bitenleri sizlere aktarabiliyor.
Bilgiye erişim ücretsiz olmalı. Bilgiye erişim eşit olmalı. Haberlerimiz herkese ulaşmalı. Bu yüzden bugün, Medyascope’a destek olmak için doğru zaman. İster az ister çok, her katkınız bizim için çok değerli. Bize destek olun, sizinle güçlenelim.
