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Everything You Need To Know About Deep State
What is “Deep State”? Origins of the term “Deep State” trace back to Turkey. The Turkish term ” derin devlet” – deep state – referred to a cabal of government officials with off-the-record ties to various crime syndicates. Turkish politicians leveraged these connections to carry out state-ordered killings – among other dark deeds – in efforts to silence dissenting communist Kurdish insurgents.