Where does “derin devlet” come from?

derin devlet (Turkish) comes from Turkish devlet, from Ottoman Turkish دولت, from Arabic دَوْلَة — state; sovereign polity, state.

derin devlet (Turkish): deep state (a large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have long-lasting political influence that is difficult for an administration voted into power to counter)

Definitions

  1. deep state (a large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have long-lasting political influence that is difficult for an administration voted into power to counter)

Ancestry of “derin devlet”, step by step

derin devlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish devlet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdevletstate
2Ottoman Turkishدولتgovernment; state
3Arabicدَوْلَةstate; sovereign polity, state

via Turkish derin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderindeep; second-person singular possessive of deri
2Ottoman Turkishدريك—

Words derived from “derin devlet”

Every word from Arabic دَوْلَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دولت →Every word from Turkish devlet →