The default treatment of income reported on a form 1099-NEC is self-employment income. However, it is not always self-employment income. For instance, it can report proceeds form lawsuits, prize money, awards and things not related to work. If so, the income would not be considered self-employment income.
So, TurboTax may be correct in treating it as other income, based on the way the questions are answered in the program.
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