Çomar

Çomar is a Turkish slang used to refer to stereotypical bigoted, religious, nationalistic, conservative, and uneducated Turks who blindly 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.[1][3] 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".[4]

See also

References
  1. "Çomar Ne Demek?". Tozlu Mikrofon. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. Keskin, Tuğçe Nur. ""Çomar" Kelimesinin Kökeni Üzerine". p. 165. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (17 March 2023). "çomar". Nişanyan Sözlük. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
  4. "çomar". Türk Dil Kurumu. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.
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