An Analysis of the Activities and Goals of Armenian Terrorist Organizations between 1973-1986

Abstract

The terrorism that was perpetrated by Armenian radicals in the past was the result of a hostile Armenian nationalism based upon anti-Turkish sentiment, which was used to attain short-term political gains. Transnational Armenian terrorist activities reached their zenith when these activities turned out to be a grave threat to multiple countries rather than to certain countries that Armenian terrorists had targeted throughout history. Particularly, terrorist organizations of the Armenian radicals carried out more than 300 terrorist acts in 20 different countries in less than 20 years. Between 1973 and 1986, such organizations earned a reputation as the most dangerous and notorious groups carrying out a series of assassinations of Turkish diplomats as well as their family members and third parties not involved in Turkish-Armenian ethnic tensions. This academic report aims to present a comprehensive analysis by taking the goals and results of the violent activities of Armenian terrorist organizations between 1973 and 1986 as its main focus.

Keywords

• Terrorism
• Armenian radicals
• ASALA
• JCAG
• Turkish Diplomats

1973-1986 Yılları Arasında Ermeni Terör Örgütlerinin Faaliyet Ve Hedeflerinin Analizi

Abstract

Geçmişte Ermeni radikalleri tarafından gerçekleştirilen terörizm, kısa vadeli siyasi kazanımlar elde etmek için kullanılan Türk karşıtlığına dayalı düşmanca bir Ermeni milliyetçiliğinin sonucuydu. Ulusötesi Ermeni terör faaliyetleri, bu faaliyetlerin Ermeni teröristlerin tarih boyunca hedef aldıkları belirli ülkeler yerine birden fazla ülke için ciddi bir tehdit haline gelmesiyle zirveye ulaşmıştır. Özellikle Ermeni radikallerin terör örgütleri 20 yıldan kısa bir süre içinde 20 farklı ülkede 300'den fazla terör eylemi gerçekleştirmiştir. Bu örgütler 1973-1986 yılları arasında Türk diplomatların yanı sıra aile üyelerine ve Türk-Ermeni etnik gerilimiyle ilgisi olmayan üçüncü şahıslara yönelik bir dizi suikast gerçekleştiren en tehlikeli ve kötü şöhretli gruplar olarak ün kazanmıştır. Bu akademik rapor, Ermeni terör örgütlerinin 1973-1986 yılları arasındaki şiddet eylemlerinin hedeflerini ve sonuçlarını ana odağına alarak kapsamlı bir analiz sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Terörizm
• Ermeni radikaller
• ASALA
• JCAG
• Türk Diplomatlar

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