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THE EFFECT OF BELIEF IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF A TERRORIST ORGANIZATON AND THE IMPACT OF THAT BELIEF ON THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE EXERTED BY THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERS IN TURKEY

Yilmaz, Bulent
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1377000529

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2013, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Justice Studies.
While terrorism has become an international problem, it has long been an intense problem for Turkey. The main focus of Turkey has almost always been on fighting terrorism through conventional means of superior coercive power. However, some people responsible for preventing terrorism have begun to think that an understanding of the motives of terrorism and terrorist actions on an individual level is necessary. Therefore, this study delves into an explanation about the effect of belief in becoming a member of a terrorist organization and the impact of this belief on the level of violence exerted by the members of three terrorist organizations in Turkey. In order to clarify the point, this study employs a quantitative research approach by using official data gathered from interviews of terror-related suspects obtained by the Antiterror Department of the Turkish National Police. After appropriate statistical analyses were made, this research concludes that as the belief in the tenets of the terrorist organization increases, the likelihood of membership in the terrorist organization and the level of active involvement in terrorist activities also increase. Based on that insight, further strategies could be set on understanding the belief system of people who are prone to participate in terrorist organizations and political reforms in relevant regions.
David Kessler, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
74 p.
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Criminology; Middle Eastern Studies; Peace Studies; Public Policy
Terrorism; Turkey; Membership in terrorist organizations; Belief and terrorism, Belief and violence

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  • Yilmaz, B. (2013). THE EFFECT OF BELIEF IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF A TERRORIST ORGANIZATON AND THE IMPACT OF THAT BELIEF ON THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE EXERTED BY THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERS IN TURKEY [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1377000529

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yilmaz, Bulent. THE EFFECT OF BELIEF IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF A TERRORIST ORGANIZATON AND THE IMPACT OF THAT BELIEF ON THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE EXERTED BY THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERS IN TURKEY. 2013. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1377000529.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yilmaz, Bulent. "THE EFFECT OF BELIEF IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF A TERRORIST ORGANIZATON AND THE IMPACT OF THAT BELIEF ON THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE EXERTED BY THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERS IN TURKEY." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1377000529

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