ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Deep state in Turkey

Okay, so let's imagine a big country called Turkey with many people living there. Imagine if there were some people who had really important jobs in the government, like making laws or keeping the country safe.

Now, sometimes these important people might do things that they don't want other people to know about. Maybe they make secret deals with other countries, or try to control what people can say or do.

When these important people keep their secrets hidden and work behind the scenes to control things, we call them the "deep state." So in Turkey, there are some people who think that there is a group of important people in power who work secretly to control things and keep their secrets hidden.

Some people believe that this "deep state" has a lot of power and influence in Turkey, and that they sometimes make decisions that aren't good for everyone. However, not everyone agrees with this idea and it's a topic of much debate and discussion.