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- Turkish · calque ofderin devlet“deep state”
- English todaydeep state
A calque of Turkish derin devlet (“deep state”). Early uses were in relation to Turkey, especially the 1996 Susurluk scandal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
deep state
Today it means: A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have enduring political influence that is difficult for an administration that is voted into power to counter or dislodge. Full definition →
Turkish derin devlet