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Whose Deaths Are Worth Mourning? Gendered Death in a Turkish TV Series

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: One of Turkey’s most-watched TV series, the mafia-themed Valley of the Wolves (Kurtlar Vadisi, 2003-2005) and its sequel series, Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, 2007–2016) frequently portray death, but not all of them are shown equally within the screen. This blog post explores why the series focuses more on some deaths than others, analyzing death scenes of Süleyman Çakır and his wife, Nesrin Çakır, addressing the question, “Can death have a gender?” as a contribution to the FILM AND DEATH project, during five-month research visit.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18198471

Author: Bektaş, Gülce Zeynep

Language: English

Topic: Cinema History and Criticism

Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: G2914011622