Remakes and Remakers from the Perspective of Translatıon Studies

Mehmet Erguvan

Article Details

Remakes and Remakers from the Perspective of Translatıon Studies

Authors:

Mehmet Erguvan

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Journal:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi Issue 19, pp.1-14

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311056

pISSN:

2717-6959

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Abstract:

 Since the early days of Turkish television, which profoundly affects societal engagement in Turkish culture, television TV series garner a sizeable audience and a significant share of total airtime is TV series dizi in Turkish. The allocation of airtime to TV series, as well as the audiences interest in them, have made obtaining new series formats and producing remakes, commonly known as adaptations, a habit and a requirement; then numerous remakes, some of which were produced without purchasing the original formats, have extended Turkish televisions repertoire Erguvan Işıklar, Koçak, 2020. This research will explore issues such as the presence or absence of translation in the remakes of TV series acquired from various countries, as well as the invisibility of translators. It approaches remakes and remakers from several angles. First, through semi-structured interviews, the study will shed light on the opinions of scriptwriters regarding translation and translators. Following that, the study will critically evaluate how Turkish viewers perceive remakes by collecting data from platforms like Ekşi Sözlük, YouTube, and Twitter. Another aspect of this research will involve the analysis of media paratexts Batchelor, 2018 that play a crucial role in shaping public perceptions of remakes. This research, which extensively examines remakesadaptations, anticipates that it is not possible to directly discuss the presenceabsence of translation and translators when it comes to remake series. Rather, it suggests that the distinctive nature of remakes offers idiosyncratic, intricate, and inherently television-specific understandings of translation and translators.

 Since the early days of Turkish television, which profoundly affects societal engagement in Turkish culture, television TV series garner a sizeable audience and a significant share of total airtime is TV series dizi in Turkish. The allocation of airtime to TV series, as well as the audiences interest in them, have made obtaining new series formats and producing remakes, commonly known as adaptations, a habit and a requirement; then numerous remakes, some of which were produced without purchasing the original formats, have extended Turkish televisions repertoire Erguvan Işıklar, Koçak, 2020. This research will explore issues such as the presence or absence of translation in the remakes of TV series acquired from various countries, as well as the invisibility of translators. It approaches remakes and remakers from several angles. First, through semi-structured interviews, the study will shed light on the opinions of scriptwriters regarding translation and translators. Following that, the study will critically evaluate how Turkish viewers perceive remakes by collecting data from platforms like Ekşi Sözlük, YouTube, and Twitter. Another aspect of this research will involve the analysis of media paratexts Batchelor, 2018 that play a crucial role in shaping public perceptions of remakes. This research, which extensively examines remakesadaptations, anticipates that it is not possible to directly discuss the presenceabsence of translation and translators when it comes to remake series. Rather, it suggests that the distinctive nature of remakes offers idiosyncratic, intricate, and inherently television-specific understandings of translation and translators.

 Since the early days of Turkish television, which profoundly affects societal engagement in Turkish culture, television TV series garner a sizeable audience and a significant share of total airtime is TV series dizi in Turkish. The allocation of airtime to TV series, as well as the audiences interest in them, have made obtaining new series formats and producing remakes, commonly known as adaptations, a habit and a requirement; then numerous remakes, some of which were produced without purchasing the original formats, have extended Turkish televisions repertoire Erguvan Işıklar, Koçak, 2020. This research will explore issues such as the presence or absence of translation in the remakes of TV series acquired from various countries, as well as the invisibility of translators. It approaches remakes and remakers from several angles. First, through semi-structured interviews, the study will shed light on the opinions of scriptwriters regarding translation and translators. Following that, the study will critically evaluate how Turkish viewers perceive remakes by collecting data from platforms like Ekşi Sözlük, YouTube, and Twitter. Another aspect of this research will involve the analysis of media paratexts Batchelor, 2018 that play a crucial role in shaping public perceptions of remakes. This research, which extensively examines remakesadaptations, anticipates that it is not possible to directly discuss the presenceabsence of translation and translators when it comes to remake series. Rather, it suggests that the distinctive nature of remakes offers idiosyncratic, intricate, and inherently television-specific understandings of translation and translators.

 Türk kültüründe toplumsal meşguliyetleri büyük ölçüde etkileyen Türk televizyonunun ilk yıllarından itibaren televizyonda en çok izlenen ve programların toplam yayın süresine dağılımında en çok payı bulunan program türleri arasında diziler dikkat çeker. Dizi türüne tahsis edilen pay ve dizilerin gördüğü ilgi, yeni dizi formatlarını satın almayı ve formatların yeniden yapımlarını -daha yaygın ifadesiyle, uyarlamalarını- izleyiciye sunmayı bir alışkanlık ve mecburiyet haline getirmiş ve yeniden çevrimler, Türk televizyon repertuvarına seçenek olarak katkıda bulunarak Türk televizyon repertuvarını zenginleştirmiştir Erguvan  Işıklar, Koçak, 2020. Türkiyede pek çok ülkeden satın alınan -kimi zaman satın almaksızın üretilen- dizilerin yeniden çevrimlerinde çevirinin varlığı veveya yokluğu, ayrıca çevirmenin görünürlüğügörünmezliği gibi konuların irdeleneceği bu çalışma, yeniden çevrimleri ve yeniden çevirenleri farklı veçhelerden incelemektedir. Öncelikle, senaristlerle yapılmış yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla bu aktörlerin çeviriye ve çevirmenliğe dair görüşleri tartışılacaktır. Bunu takiben, Ekşi Sözlük, YouTube ve Twitter gibi mecralardan toplanacak veriler ışığında Türk izleyicilerinin yeniden çevrimleri alımlama şekilleri eleştirel gözle değerlendirilecektir. Çalışmanın bir diğer ayağını ise yeniden çevrimler hakkında kamuoyu algısının inşasında rol oynayan diğer medya yan metinlerinin Batchelor, 2018 analizi oluşturmaktadır. Bu minvalde, yeniden çevrimuyarlama dizileri etraflıca irdeleyen bu çalışma, yeniden çevrim diziler söz konusu olduğunda, doğrudan çeviri ve çevirmenliğin varlığından veveya yokluğundan söz edilemeyeceğini öngörür. Bilakis, muhtevası açısından çeşitlilik arz eden yeniden çevrimlerin, çeviriye ve çevirmene ilişkin farklı, girift ve bizatihi televizyona özgü anlayışlar sunduğu neticesine varılabilir.

Article Details

Remakes and Remakers from the Perspective of Translatıon Studies

Authors:

Mehmet Erguvan

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Journal:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi Issue 19, pp.1-14

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311056

pISSN:

2717-6959

Media paratexts

remakes

rewriting

Turkish television

visibility/invisibilityGörünürlük/görünmezlik

medya yan metinleri

Türk televizyonu

yeniden çevrimler

yeniden yazım

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mehmet Erguvan

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Journal: İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi Issue 19, pp.1-14

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001311056

pISSN: 2717-6959

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet Erguvan

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Journal:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi Issue 19, pp.1-14

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311056

pISSN:

2717-6959