Turkish IQ by Region

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Wait, no 100 or above? That doesn't seem right...

The average for IQ is supposed to be 100.

When current IQ tests were developed, the median raw score of the norming sample is defined as IQ 100 and scores each standard deviation (SD) up or down are defined as 15 IQ points greater or less,[3] although this was not always so historically. By this definition, approximately two-thirds of the population scores are between IQ 85 and IQ 115. About 2.5 percent of the population scores above 130, and 2.5 percent below 70.[4][5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient

That's a 1st and obvious red flag...

[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

worldwide.

[–]RatherSmallPotato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Many countries have an average below 100, and many have an average above 100.

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I don't have the specifics, but some IQ tests test similarities and vocabulary, testing those things outside the same linguistic and cultural population for comparison purposes (which IQ is about) makes no sense.

When tested across a population (Turkish in this case) and the average doesn't come as 100% it's a red flag.

So, I went full detective mode, because there was something I suspected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Kurdistan

The part where the IQ is "the lowest" corresponds to Kurdistan where:

There has been significant conflict in Turkey over the Kurdish populations' linguistic rights. At various points in its history Turkey has enacted laws prohibiting the use of Kurdish in schools.[19]

In 2014, several Kurdish NGOs and two Kurdish political parties supported a boycott of schools in Northern Kurdistan to promote the right to education in the Kurdish language in all subjects. While Kurdish identity has become more acceptable in Turkish society, the Turkish government has only allowed the Kurdish language to be offered as an elective in schools. The government has refused to honor other demands. In several southeastern cities, Kurds have established private schools to teach classes in Kurdish but the police have been closing down these private schools.[20]

So, that pic is comparing (top right) "Edirne is the capital of the province, notable for serving as the third capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1453." to a place where Turkish is possibly a second language (bot right). I wouldn't expect coherent results...