The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Fifth Column Activities

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 1 - 24, 15.12.2022

Emine Çelik , Göktuğ Sönmez

Abstract

From the emergence of non-governmental organizations to the present day; It carries out
its activities in many critical areas such as human rights, especially poverty, children's rights
and violations, contributing to democratization efforts within the anti-democratic system,
and preventing terrorism and its spread. On the other hand, the activities of NGOs are
stated as revealing works to help protect the living standards of individuals, as well as their
democratic rights and freedoms, apart from the private sector as well as public institutions
and organizations. However, during the Colored Revolutions and the Arab Spring in
Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, it is seen that there are changes in the activities and roles
of NGOs. So much so that, according to the allegations, arguments emerged that the fifth
column activities, which started to take place in the literature on the Spanish civil war in
both the Color Revolutions and the Arab Spring, were carried out through NGOs. In this
context, the relationship between NGOs and Fifth Column Activities will be analyzed from
a historical perspective.

Keywords

NGO, Fifth Column, Color Revolutions, Otpor

Sivil Toplum Kuruluşlarının Beşinci Kol Faaliyetlerindeki Rolü

Abstract

Sivil toplum kuruluşları ortaya çıkışından günümüze kadar; yoksulluk başta olmak üzere
insan hakları, çocuk hakları ve ihlalleri, antidemokratik sistem içerisindeki demokratikleşme
çabalarına katkı sağlama ve terörizmin engellenmesi ve yaygınlaşmasının önlenmesi
gibi birçok kritik alanda faaliyetlerini yürütmektedir. STK’ların ise söz konusu faaliyetleri
kamu kurum ve kuruluşların yanı sıra özel sektör haricinde bireylerin yaşam standartlarının
yanı sıra, demokratik hak ve özgürlüklerinin korunmasına yardımcı olmak adına
çalışmaları ortaya çıkarması olarak belirtilmektedir. Ancak Ukrayna, Gürcistan ve Kırgızistan’da
yaşanılan Renkli Devrimler’de ve Arap Baharı’nda STK’ların söz konusu faaliyet
alanları ve üstlendiği rollerde değişimlerin ortaya çıktığı görülmektedir. Öyle ki iddialara
göre: hem Renkli Devrimler’de hem de Arap Baharı’nda İspanya iç savaşıyla ilgili literatürde
yer almaya başlayan beşinci kol faaliyetlerinin STK’lar aracılığıyla yürütüldüğüne
dair savlar ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu bağlamda da çalışmada STK’lar ve Beşinci Kol Faaliyetleri
arasındaki ilişki tarihsel bir perspektiften ele alınarak analiz edilecektir.

Keywords

STK, Beşinci Kol Faaliyetleri, Renkli Devrimler, Otpor

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