The existence of Turkish words in comic films: Example of Kral Şakir

In this research, it has been tried to determine which of the Turkish vocabulary elements and how often the cartoon named Kral Şakir, which is broadcast on the cartoon channel Cartoon Network, which is the most watched in Turkey and also broadcasts globally, uses vocabulary. The purpose of choosing this cartoon is that it is a completely Turkish cartoon and it is broadcast on the most watched cartoon channel. TIAK's rating data was used to determine that it is the most watched cartoon channel. This shows that Kral Şakir is one of the cartoons that reach the highest number of children in Turkey. It is important to determine which and how much a cartoon with such a viewing rate uses Turkish vocabulary items. Because the factors that affect the language development and vocabulary acquisition of the age group watching cartoons, even more than the families, are television and internet broadcasts. Therefore, it is important to examine them and to come up with a conclusion. In this study, one of the descriptive research models, the documentary scanning model was used, the amount of cartoon episodes to represent the universe were selected as a sample, and the vocabulary items in these sections were determined and their frequency was determined. Content analysis method was used for data analysis. As a result, it can be said that the cartoon of Kral Şakir contributes to its vocabulary. Key words: Cartoon, Word Presence, Kral Şakir