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TopStatement Of The Problem
Regarding the relation between TV and the cultural-religious understanding of Turkish people and religious TV programs, we are interested in two programs that have a very high rating. We have to think about interactive relation between TV and people. Before speaking on this problem, we would like to emphasize these questions:
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Why are Turkish people watching these two programs more than the others?
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What do they find in these programs?
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Is there a relation between the religious structure of the people and TV programs?
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Do they having religious content in compliance with Islamic theology?
TopThe Role Of Tv In The Making Of Turkish Society
According to a research conducted in modern Turkish society, 96% of people definitely watch TV (RTUK, 2010; Efe, 1999). Thus many people spend their spare time watching TV. We can see, in this research, that people in many countries, including the developed West countries, spend at least six hours a day watching TV. Similarly, Turkish people also spend a huge part of their day watching TV (RTUK, 2009; Cuceloglu, 1992; Mete, 1999). It is impossible not to use mass communication media to reach people for religious presentation. Therefore, TV is the most important one among the media used in order to give religious knowledge to people and to educate them.