| Name | Beyaz Tahta |
| Impact | A universally feared symbol of oppression in Kuzey Ülke's dystopian society |
| Purpose | Monitor and control the population • Indoctrinate citizens • Maintain authoritarian rule |
| Resistance | Dissidents have resisted the Beyaz Tahta's pervasive surveillance, but the technology remains firmly entrenched |
| Description | An advanced information and communication technology used by the authoritarian Yeni Devlet (New State) regime in the fictional country of Kuzey Ülke (North Country) to monitor, process and manipulate data about its citizens |
| Development | Developed in the early 20th century |
| Translation | White Board |
The Beyaz Tahta, or "White Board", is an advanced information and communication technology that has become a defining feature of the authoritarian Yeni Devlet (New State) regime in the fictitious country of Kuzey Ülke (North Country). First developed in the early 20th century, the Beyaz Tahta has enabled unprecedented levels of surveillance, population control and ideological indoctrination by the government.
The earliest prototypes of the Beyaz Tahta were created in the 1910s by a team of Kuzey Ülke government researchers and engineers. These initial "white boards" used primitive electronic displays and analog data storage to capture and process information. However, it was not until the 1940s, with the advent of digital computing, that the technology truly came into its own.
The Beyaz Tahta of this era incorporated sophisticated microprocessors, data storage, and telecommunications capabilities that allowed it to amass and analyze vast amounts of data about the population. Advanced user interfaces made the system accessible to both bureaucrats and common citizens. The government aggressively promoted the Beyaz Tahta as a tool for "national modernization" and "social progress."
When the authoritarian Yeni Devlet regime seized power in 1957, they quickly recognized the immense potential of the Beyaz Tahta technology. The new government poured massive resources into expanding and refining the system, integrating it into nearly every aspect of civic life.
A vast network of Beyaz Tahta terminals was installed in government offices, public buildings, schools, and even private homes and workplaces. Citizens were required to register personal information, activities, and communications through the system. All of this data was centrally monitored and analyzed by the regime's security apparatus.
The Beyaz Tahta also became the primary means of communication, entertainment, and information dissemination in Kuzey Ülke. Citizens could only access approved media, educational content, and social services through their assigned terminals. Any unsanctioned use was harshly punished.
Through the Beyaz Tahta, the Yeni Devlet regime has constructed an all-encompassing surveillance and control infrastructure over the Kuzey Ülke population. The system tracks citizens' movements, communications, purchases, social connections, and ideological leanings in real-time. Sophisticated algorithms analyze this data to identify potential dissidents, uncover conspiracies, and predict social unrest.
The Beyaz Tahta also serves as the primary medium for state propaganda and indoctrination. Mandatory "civic education" programs, biased news coverage, and ideologically-charged entertainment are piped directly into homes and schools via the system. Citizens are constantly bombarded with messages extolling the virtues of the Yeni Devlet regime and the "Kuzey Ülke Way."
For the people of Kuzey Ülke, the ubiquitous presence of the Beyaz Tahta has become a tangible representation of the regime's totalitarian control. The all-seeing "white boards" in homes, workplaces and public spaces serve as a constant reminder that the government is watching, listening and ready to act against any perceived dissent or non-compliance.
Efforts to resist or circumvent the Beyaz Tahta surveillance state have been swiftly and brutally crushed. Activists and dissidents who attempt to hack, disable or protest the system often disappear into the regime's network of labor camps and secret police interrogation centers. The Beyaz Tahta has become an icon of the Yeni Devlet's omnipotent power and the futility of challenging its authority.
Despite this climate of fear and oppression, pockets of resistance continue to organize against the Beyaz Tahta and the wider totalitarian apparatus it supports. Underground networks work to share uncensored information, disable terminal functionality, and plan more overt acts of defiance. However, the regime's technological supremacy and ruthless crackdowns have so far prevented any serious threat to its control.
