State of affairs and Turning point

State of affairs noun - The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.

Turning point and state of affairs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning point" instead a noun phrase "State of affairs".

Turning point noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.

State of affairs and turning point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "State of affairs" instead a noun phrase "Turning point".