Turkish society is notorious for generating and believing in conspiracy theories — a common pattern in societies riddled with nontransparent governance. Naturally, this tendency nourished itself under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Therefore, many Turks believe that the Turkish government deliberately confirmed the country's first coronavirus case March 11 to upstage Ali Babacan, who launched his political party the same day.
Babacan, formerly a close associate of Erdogan, launched his Democracy and Progress Party, or Deva — an acronym that means “remedy” in Turkish — which could be a real challenge to Erdogan, as it might be a remedy for many Turkish problems.
