Representation of hegemonic masculunity in today's Turkish TV series: The analysis of the TV series, Diriliş "Ertuğrul", Söz, Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz

Representation of hegemonicmasculinity in today'sTurkishTv Series: Theanalysis of Tv Series such as Diriliş "Ertuğrul", Söz, Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz wasexamined in theconcept of hegemonicmasculinity, personality and physical characteristics of male characters, hegemonic male discourse and hegemonic male representaion . Selected sample productions in this context were evaluated according to the results of 'Critical Discourse Analysis.' With this generated table, the types and the topics of the Tv series,their main characters, physical apperances of main characters, and their psychological descriptions, their positions in social life, the connection between the male characters in these Tv series with the other characters, discourses about hegemonic masculinity, and the representation of hegemonic masculinity were studied in depth. As a consequence,the main characters of themost popular Tv series are male.Male characters in these TV Series are strong, intelligent, loved and respected by their surroundings. Besides, it has been determined that the main characters love to use slang and they are hegemonic. KeyWords: Critical Discourse, HegemonicMasculinity, The TV Series