The reproduction of the dominant marriage values i̇n the "Marriage Programs" being published i̇n Turkish TV channels

This study problematically determined how marriage values ​​of dominant marriages were reproduced and transformed in marriage programs published on commercial television channels. This study, which is situated in the scope of research question of cultural studies. It is analyzed the ideological reproduction of media texts by using text analysis method. Moreover in this study, it is also required that emphasis on critical economic and political approach because of tabloidized media contents what consist of marriage programs that produced as a result of the structure of ownership of the media. In the first part of the interview, it was asked how the media was organized within the capitalist mode of production. In this context, globalization, deregulation and applications of neoliberal politics in the media field, monopolization, uniformity and monopolization in the media of Turkey were discussed. In the second part of the study, the literature on family and marriage has been examined from the first human community up to the present day. However, traditional and modern family structures in the Ottoman-Turkish society were examined in the historical context and the factors affecting the selection of the spouse were presented. In the last part of the study, increasing trends in magazines and women focused programs were discussed in the media. In the analysis part of the study, two of the most watched and popular marriage programs on TV channels in Turkey were selected. In this section, a total of 12 programs, randomly selected from the marital programs named as "Esra Erol'la" and "Eveleneceksen Gel" which were published in Fox TV and Show Tv in 2015. Moreover, these programs were analyzed by text analysis method. As a result it is concluded the modern and the traditional values of the complex cultural structure that are dominant in Turkey.