Historicisation of Terrorism and Terrorist as Illusion

Year 2024, , 237 - 260, 19.10.2024

Yusuf Halhallı

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.1554506

Abstract

In studies on the concept of terrorism, researchers have established a connection between acts of violence in different periods of history and terrorist violence today. The concepts of terrorism and terrorist are ambiguous terms that can be shaped according to the intentions and political aims of the language user and gain new meanings within the context. In this respect, the study aims to show that terrorism can be politically exploited and used in the construction of certain governance apparatuses. Consequently, the study posits that terrorism can be utilized as a tool for manipulation within society. The transformation of ‘terrorism’ in the axis of security and the potential threat of violence has been explained through the descriptive method.

Keywords

terrorism, terrorist, conceptualization, security, violance

Terörizmin Tarihselleştirilmesi ve İllüzyon Olarak Terörist

Abstract

Terörizm kavramının tarihsel gelişimini araştırmaya yönelik pek çok çalışmada araştırmacılar tarihin farklı dönemlerindeki şiddet eylemleriyle günümüzdeki terörist şiddet arasında bağlantı olduğu iddiasında bulunmaktadırlar. Terörizm ve terörist kavramları; dili kullananın niyetine ve politik amaçlarına göre şekillenerek dile getirildikleri bağlam çerçevesinde yeni anlamlar kazanabilen muğlak terimler olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu kapsamda; çalışma, terörizmin politik olarak istismar edilebilir, siyasallaştırılabilir ve belirli yönetim aygıtlarının inşasında kullanılabilir olduğunu göstermeyi hedeflemektedir. Bu doğrultuda, terörizmin toplumu yönlendirebilmek maksadıyla bir illüzyon olarak kullanıldığı iddiasıyla; bahse konu kavramın güvenlik ve potansiyel şiddet tehdidi eksenindeki dönüşümü betimleyici yöntem vasıtasıyla açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır

Keywords

terörizm, terörist, kavramsallaştırma, güvenlik, şiddet

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