Ideology of children animation series in Turkey: The case of Rafadan Tayfa

Cultural commodities take shape in accordance with the socio-political and ideological framework of the system in which they are produced. The aim of this chapter is to reveal that ideological framework for a Turkish animated series for children. The chapter is based upon ideology-critique perspective and selected series is Rafadan Tayfa. It is broadcasted on the kids channel of national broadcasting company TRT, was the most popular domestic animation series in April 2017. Selected chapters of the series are examined in accordance to Giannetti's methodological approach to identify ideological leanings in movies. It is found that the series has mild conservative leanings and presents a partly imagined "traditional neighborhood lifestyle" as an ideal form that is longed for.