Conspiracy Theory in Turkey: A Comparative Analysis of the 2013 Gezi Protests and the 2016 Coup Attempt

'Conspiracy Theory in Turkey' can best be described as a philosophical reflection on the Gezi and Coup

by virtue of the State response thereto, which in both cases was one of the accusations of conspiracy against

interpretations and 'paranoid' narratives, I propose a blend of 'framing theory' (as used primarily in the

Charles Pigden1), with occasional inspiration taken from literary theory (in particular, the notion of 'reading'

conspiracy, I look into the conditions from which it arises and according to what logic and narratives it is

theory (mostly Freudian, with some Lacanian concepts borrowed from Slavoj Zizek's work). I will now

that they are used to enhance what is at heart a work of comparative politics; that is to say, a comparative

account of the role of conspiracy theory in the 2013 Gezi protests and 2016 coup attempt.