The making of cultural field in Turkey and Syria in the 2010s

This thesis examines the field of cultural production in Turkey and Syria in the 2010s. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theory of the field of cultural production, this research delves into the primary actors, institutions, and factors that influence cultural production in Turkey and Syria, as well as the challenges and transformations faced by the field. Analyzing how social crises influence the emergence and autonomy of the cultural production field in politically unstable settings, this study aims to consider how the field theory can be adapted and contextualized to address the region's distinctive features and challenges adequately. This study also seeks to comprehend the interplay between the cultural production field and the field of power by scrutinizing actors' habitus, along with their respective positions, roles, and strategies. Lastly, this thesis considers how the notion that the cultural production field inherently evolves towards autonomy might be affected by specific social and cultural conditions. This thesis is based on semi-structured interviews conducted with actors engaged in cultural production field.