The Concept of Narco-Terrorism and its Historical Development: A Model of Analysis on the Drug-Trafficking Groups

Abstract

Narko-Terörizm Kavramı ve Tarihsel Gelişimi: Uyuşturucu Trafiğiyle Bağlantılı Gruplara Yönelik Bir Analiz Modeli

Abstract

Bu makalede ‘narko-terörizm’ ve bu kavrama dair yaklaşımlar ele alınmaktadır. Narko-terörizm ilk olarak politik bir söylem olarak ortaya çıkmış; daha sonra pratiklerin etkisiyle dönüşüme uğramıştır. 1990’lardan itibaren akademik literatüre giren kavram birçok çalışmanın konusunu oluşturmuştur. Bu çalışmada, ilk olarak narko-terörizm tartışması yapılmakta ve büyük uyuşturucu kartelleri tarafından gerçekleştirilen dönemsel sistematik şiddet ‘gerçek narko-terörizm’ olarak kabul edilmektedir. Akabinde, narko-terörist olarak nitelendirilen terör örgütleri ve gerilla gruplarının sınıflandırılması için bir modelleme sunulmaktadır. Sunulan model, FARC ve Taliban örneklerine uygulanarak iki örgütün narko-terörizm açısından analizleri ortaya konulmaktadır. Çalışma, hem Türkiye’de devam eden terör sorunu için hem de dünyadaki diğer benzer uyuşturucu trafiğiyle bağlantılı terör vakalarının anlaşılabilmesi ve anlamlandırılabilmesine dair gelecek çalışmalara bir örnek sunarak literatüre katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Narko-Terörizm
• Terörizm
• Uyuşturucu Trafiği
• Uyuşturucu Ticareti
• FARC
• Taliban.

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