Department of Sociology2024-11-0920232523-798510.1007/978-3-031-08023-4_22-s2.0-85144221807https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08023-4_2https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/13210The recent imagery of the Ottoman imperial past in Turkey contains two trajectories. First, the state-driven neo-Ottomanism, which attempts to revive the past in government-controlled domains, and, second, the representation of neo-Ottomanism in popular culture, which we call “Ottomania”. While the first trajectory tries to monopolise historical truth in a state-controlled narrative of the past, the second trajectory presents a stylised and eclectic past in search of a popularised pleasure. In this chapter, we expand on the two case studies, Magnificent Century, a controversial 2011 soap opera depicting Ottoman harem intrigues, and Resurrection: Ertuğrul, a state-endorsed 2014 show that portrays the nomadic beginnings of the Ottoman Empire. As we examine how Ottomania and neo-Ottomanism interact, we situate gender as one of the central sites of the tense relationship between these two discourses. We argue that, ultimately, neo-Ottomanism attempts to co-opt Ottomania and solidify its own gendered interpretation through Resurrection: Ertuğrul.HistoryMass mediaCommunicationBook Chapterhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144221807&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-031-08023-4_2&partnerID=40&md5=9bd133c2562556ca563fed52f26a4aec10287