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'''Çomar''' is a Turkish slang used to refer to [[Stereotype|stereotypical]] bigoted, religious, nationalistic, conservative, and uneducated Turks who strongly support [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tozlumikrofon.com/comar-ne-demek/|title=Çomar Ne Demek?|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=14 September 2017|website=Tozlu Mikrofon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522041713/https://www.tozlumikrofon.com/comar-ne-demek/|archivedate=22 May 2020}}</ref> |
'''Çomar''' is a Turkish slang used to refer to [[Stereotype|stereotypical]] bigoted, religious, nationalistic, conservative, and uneducated Turks who strongly support [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tozlumikrofon.com/comar-ne-demek/|title=Çomar Ne Demek?|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=14 September 2017|website=Tozlu Mikrofon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522041713/https://www.tozlumikrofon.com/comar-ne-demek/|archivedate=22 May 2020}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
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The word was originally used to refer to large shepherd dogs in rural Anatolia which are known for their extreme loyalty to their owner,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1856858|title=“Çomar” Kelimesinin Kökeni Üzerine|archivedate=16 March 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316235531/https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1856858|issue=29|page=165|volume=15|first=Tuğçe Nur|last=Keskin}}</ref> although they became a political word after the [[Gezi Park protests]].<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/%C3%A7omar|title=çomar|date=17 March 2023|archivedate=17 March 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317173349/https://www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/%C3%A7omar|website=[[Nişanyan Sözlük]]|first=Sevan|last=Nişanyan}}</ref> The word is essentially a Turkish version of "[[redneck]]". The [[Turkish Language Association]] gave another meaning of the word as "an intolerant, rude, aggressive person".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sozluk.gov.tr/?/%C3%A7omar|title=çomar|date=17 March 2023|publisher=[[Türk Dil Kurumu]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031171416/https://sozluk.gov.tr/?/%C3%A7omar|archivedate=31 October 2022}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Çomar is a Turkish slang used to refer to stereotypical bigoted, religious, nationalistic, conservative, and uneducated Turks who strongly support Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]
Background
The word was originally used to refer to large shepherd dogs in rural Anatolia which are known for their extreme loyalty to their owner,[2] although they became a political word after the Gezi Park protests.[3][4] The word is essentially a Turkish version of "redneck". The Turkish Language Association gave another meaning of the word as "an intolerant, rude, aggressive person".[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Çomar Ne Demek?". Tozlu Mikrofon. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Keskin, Tuğçe Nur. ""Çomar" Kelimesinin Kökeni Üzerine". p. 165. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (17 March 2023). "çomar". Nişanyan Sözlük. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
- ^ "çomar". Türk Dil Kurumu. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.