Ep. 3 - Conspiracy theories in Turkish politics – with Türkay Salim Nefes

Much research on conspiracism focuses either on the United States or Western Europe, while other national or regional contexts are overlooked. However, recent years have seen the growth of a fascinating body of research on the case of conspiracy theories in Turkey. To get a better understanding of the Turkish case, I spoke with Dr Türkay Salim Nefes about his research on topics such as antisemitism and the idea of the deep state, and their function in Turkish politics and society.

Dr Türkay Salim Nefes is a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Goods and Policies of the Spanish National Research Council. He is a sociologist who has studied conspiracy theories about the covid-19 pandemic, the idea of the deep state, and anti-Semitism in Turkey. He is also the author of the book Online Anti-Semitism in Turkey.

The views expressed in this series are solely those of the presenter or guest and do not reflect the opinions of WISERD or Cardiff University.

 

For Türkay's chapter discussed in this episode, see: The function of secrecy in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories: the case of Dönmes in Turkey (researchgate.net)