Yabancı Terörist Savaşçı Olgusuyla Mücadele: Fransa ve Belçika Karşılaştırması

Year 2025, Issue: 8, 53 - 72

Ertuğrul Yazar

https://doi.org/10.59399/cuhad.1748557

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Fransa ve Belçika’nın Yabancı Terörist Savaşçılar (YTS) olgusuna karşı aldığı tedbirleri insan hakları perspektifinden karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemektedir. Çalışma, örnek vaka incelemesi yöntemiyle iki ülkenin Ortadoğu’daki çatışmalara giden, Avrupa’ya geri dönen veya yer değiştiren YTS’lere veya şüpheli YTS’lere yönelik aldığı hukuki, idari, önleyici veya kişilerin rehabilitasyonunu hedefleyen tedbirleri analiz etmektedir. Bulgular, Fransa’nın daha sert ve güvenlik odaklı; Belçika’nın ise daha önleyici ve yerel tabanlı politikalar geliştirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. İnsan hakları açısından; çalışmada Fransa’nın olağanüstü hal uygulamaları ile seyahat yasakları gibi önlemler eleştirilirken, Belçika’da ise rehabilitasyon programlarının yetersizliği ve geri dönüşlerine izin verilmeyen çocukların oluşturduğu insani riske dikkat çekilmektedir. Her iki ülkede de soruşturma ve kovuşturmaların bağımsızlık ve tarafsızlık ilkesi çerçevesinde yürütülmemesi, ceza infaz kurumlarının radikalleşme riskini artıran yapılar hâline gelmesi ve vatandaşlıktan yoksun bırakma gibi tedbirler benzer insan hakları riskleriyle eleştirilmektedir. Sonuçlar, her iki ülkenin de güvenlik öncelikleri ile insan hakları yükümlülükleri arasında denge kurmakta zorlandığını ve bu alanda daha şeffaf, hak temelli politikalara öncelik vermesi gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Uluslararası Güvenlik , Terörizm , Uluslararası Hukuk , Uluslararası İlişkiler , İnsan Hakları Hukuku , Yabancı Terörist Savaşçılar , Fransa , Belçika

Ethical Statement

This study was produced from the PhD thesis titled “Assessment of the measures taken against foreign terrorist fighters in the context of human rights: The case of France, Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium” under the consultancy of Prof. Dr. Orçun İMGA (PhD Thesis, Police Academy Presidency, Security Sciences Institute, Ankara, Türkiye, 2021).

Combating The Foreign Terrorist Fighter Phenomenon: A Comparison of France and Belgium

Abstract

This study comparatively examines the measures taken by France and Belgium against the phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) from a human rights perspective. The study analyzes the legal, administrative, preventive, or rehabilitation measures taken by the two countries against FTFs or suspected FTFs who travelled to conflicts in the Middle East, returned to Europe, or relocated, using a case study methodology. The findings reveal that France developed stricter and security-focused policies, while Belgium pursued more preventative and locally grounded approaches. From a human rights perspective, the study criticizes measures such as France’s state of emergency declarations and travel bans, while highlighting the inadequacy of rehabilitation programs and the humanitarian risk posed by children who are not allowed to return to Belgium. In both countries, the failure to conduct investigations and prosecutions within the framework of the principles of independence and impartiality has led to penitentiary institutions becoming structures that increase the risk of radicalization, and measures such as deprivation of citizenship have been criticized for similar human rights risks. The results show that both countries struggle to balance national security priorities with their human rights obligations, and should prioritize more transparent, rights-based policies in this area.

Keywords

International Security , Terrorism , International Law , International Relations , Human Rights Law , Foreign Terrorist Fighters , France , Belgium

Ethical Statement

This study was produced from the PhD thesis titled “Assessment of the measures taken against foreign terrorist fighters in the context of human rights: The case of France, Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium” under the consultancy of Prof. Dr. Orçun İMGA (PhD Thesis, Police Academy Presidency, Security Sciences Institute, Ankara, Türkiye, 2021).

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