The Reflection Of Cultural Heritage Of Ottoman Empire To Everyday Life As A Popular Cultural Product

Abstract

In today’s consumption society, many different products become popular in everyday life. When analysing popular culture in the frame of “everyday life” term, it can be seen that longing for the past in modern life influences everyday life. Ottoman Empire has influenced today’s Turkish society in many different aspects. We have recently faced with that influence reflecting in various fields of everyday life. The magnificence that reflects to the everyday used objects, jewelleries, clothes, spaces etc. as an extension of the strength Ottoman Empire has, come into prominence as an important element used to affect these consumers. Information belonging especially to the rising period of Ottoman takes place in “best sellers” lists of many booksellers today. Another field, that takes attention as much as books about Ottoman Empire, is movietelevision. After books, movies and serials that take place in our everyday life, space names can be given as an example to Ottoman Empire traces. These products and spaces in the appearance of cultural heritage of Ottoman are commoditized as popular culture products. In this study, the reflection of Cultural heritage of Ottoman Empire to everyday life as a popular culture product is analysed with examples in the frame of Lefebvre’s perspective to “everyday life”.