Uluslararası Güvenlik Çalışmaları Bağlamında Siber Güvenliğin Tarihsel Gelişimi Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Türkiye Örneği

Abstract

Günümüz dünyasında teknolojik gelişmeler her geçen gün daha büyük boyutlara ulaşmakta ve bu gelişim hayatı kolaylaştırma anlamında birçok avantajı beraberinde getirdiği gibi yeni yeni sorunlara da sebebiyet vermektedir. Özellikle bilişim teknolojilerinde kat edilen ilerleme, başta bilgi ve belgelerin korunması olmak üzere yaşamın her alanını etkilemektedir. Bu süreçte dijital alanda çok ciddi güvenlik sorunları ortaya çıkmakta ve bunlara karşı gerekli önlemlerin alınmasını zorunlu kılmaktadır. Bunlara karşı alınan önlemler içerisinde siber güvenlik en başta gelmektedir. Zira bu süreç sadece belirli bir bölgeyi değil bütün dünyanın güvenliğini tehlikeye atmaktadır. Tüm bu sebepler göz önünde bulundurulduğunda siber güvenlik, gelişmiş ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerin genelinin gündeminde yer almakta olup dijital dünyanın güvenliğini sağlamada vazgeçilmez bir hal almıştır. Siber Güvenlik kavramının bu denli önem arz etmesi alana yönelik birçok akademik çalışmanın da yapılmasının önünü açmıştır. “Uluslararası Güvenlik Çalışmaları Bağlamında Siber Güvenliğin Tarihsel Gelişimi Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Türkiye Örneği” adlı makale de yazına katkı sağlamak maksadıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanmasındaki amaç 1990’lı yıllardan beri insanların hayatında ciddi bir biçimde yer tutan siber güvenliğin nasıl bir gelişme göstermiş olduğunu ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda siber güvenliğin hem dünya genelinde hem de Türkiye’de hangi aşamalardan geçerek bugüne geldiğinin ortaya çıkarılması hedeflenmektedir. Literatür taraması yapılarak çok sayıda bilimsel eserden istifade edilerek hazırlanan bu makalede doküman analiz tekniği ile karşılaştırmalı analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır.

An Examination of the Historical Development of Cybersecurity in the Context of International Security Studies: The Case of Turkey

Abstract

In today's world, technological developments are reaching ever greater proportions, and while this progress brings many advantages in terms of making life easier, it also causes new problems. Advances in information technology, in particular, affect every area of life, especially the protection of information and documents. This process gives rise to very serious security issues in the digital realm and necessitates the adoption of appropriate countermeasures. Among these countermeasures, cybersecurity is paramount. This is because this process jeopardizes the security of the entire world, not just a specific region. Considering all these reasons, cybersecurity is on the agenda of most developed and developing countries and has become indispensable in ensuring the security of the digital world. The importance of the concept of cybersecurity has paved the way for many academic studies in this field. The article titled "An Examination of the Historical Development of Cybersecurity in the Context of International Security Studies: The Case of Turkey" was prepared with the aim of contributing to the literature. The purpose of this study is to reveal how cybersecurity, which has played a significant role in people's lives since the 1990s, has developed. In line with this objective, the study aims to reveal the stages through which cybersecurity has passed, both globally and in Turkey, to reach its current state. Prepared by conducting a literature review and drawing on numerous scientific works, this article employs document analysis and comparative analysis methods.

Keywords

• Artificial Intelligence
• Asymmetric Threat
• Cyber Security
• Security Technologies
• Intelligence

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