Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitü Dergisi, cilt.0, sa.39, ss.548-581, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Turkey currently hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, and it becomes likely that the Syrians in Turkey will become permanent. The Turkish government recognizes both the importance of teaching Turkish children to respect ethnic and cultural differences and increasing social acceptance of the Syrians in Turkish society. As such, the Turkish government has begun broadcasting Syrian-related information via the state channel TRT Çocuk. This study analyzed the Put Yourself in His Shoes episode of a popular cartoon featured on TRT Çocuk called Rafadan Tayfa. Scollon's Mediated Discourse Analysis method and Social Learning Theory were applied as to examine the messages in the cartoon. It is revealed in this study that the cartoon here includes messages that encourage Turkish children to better understand the challenging experience the refugees have faced, and suggests to viewers that the Syrians are not burden to Turkey, but they contribute to their host societies with their talents.