New middle class habitus in turkish cinema at movies that shot between the years of 1983-1991

What could be considered a special period in Turkish cinema, the 'Depression Cinema' whichexisted between 1983 and 1991 is a result of the apolitical and fragile atmosphere in Turkeyfollowing the September 12 Military coupe. Affected by the neo-liberal transformation ofglobal capitalism and being quickly integrated into this structure, Turkey took the first stepsof becoming a consumer society in these years. This transformation not only caused newfields to emerge, but also initiated the emergence of a new middle class, also called ?newculture mediators?. Due to the fact that the indicators that this class used to distinguish itselffrom other classes were directly compatible with status and lifestyle traits of consumersocieties, the first step in analyzing the new middle class has been identifying their habitus.The habitus map of this class has been established by discussing the phenomenon in contextwith Turkey and the world. For the schematization and charting of this map, certain themeswere developed. These themes, which generally identify the unique lifestyle of the middleclass, were sought within various indicators, and data was established from the indicators infilms. The data was then qualitatively interpreted in context with the concepts of class, status,habitus and lifestyle. This study, which analyzes economic and cultural change, is based oncritical theories and explores the type of human that is created by consumer society. Thissocietal structure, which not only causes the exploitation of labor, but also that of culture,human values and the resulting standardization of characters, can only be fully understood bya multidisciplinary approach. At this point, the works of the seventh art, cinema, can bestudied from a social aspect to display societal problems on both a macro and micro level.