From Hate Crime to Terror Threat: The Case of 'Incel' A Review on

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 21, 1 - 25, 30.12.2025

Aylin Yalçın Sarıbey , Ulviye Duyguner

Öz

Today, the use of the internet, with the opportunities it provides, not only transforms many types of crimes, but also serves as a facilitator for the spread and even legitimisation of various extremist ideologies. In this context, online platforms, which offer an ideal environment for the spread of the mizojinist worldview, pose a new and serious threat, and the formation of ‘incel’, which has recently become the centre of attention and shifted from online forum discussions to real-world crimes with mass acts of violence, is particularly dangerous in terms of its accessibility. In many countries, the awareness of the online misogynistic threat is gradually increasing and even incel violence is discussed as a form of terrorism, but there is a very limited number of studies on this issue in Turkey. In this study, the phenomenon of incel is examined within the framework of the literature. Its formation, belief system, online radicalisation and transformation process into real life crimes are discussed and it is aimed to discuss the dimensions of the danger together with suggestions for effective prevention strategies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Crime , Crime Prevention , Incel

NEFRET SUÇUNDAN TERÖR TEHDİDİNE: "İNCEL" OLGUSU ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Öz

Günümüzde internet kullanımı, sağladığı olanaklarla birlikte birçok suç türünü dönüştürmesinin yanı sıra çeşitli aşırılıkçı ideolojilerin yayılması ve hatta meşrulaştırılması açısından kolaylaştırıcı bir işlev görmektedir. Bu bağlamda mizojinist dünya görüşünün yaygınlaşması için ideal bir ortam sunan çevrimiçi platformlar yeni ve ciddi bir tehdit oluşturmakta, kitlesel şiddet eylemleriyle çevrimiçi forum tartışmalarından gerçek dünyadaki suçlara geçiş yapan ve son zamanlarda ilgi odağı haline gelen ‘incel’ oluşumu ulaşılabilirliği açısından özellikle tehlike arz etmektedir. Birçok ülkede çevrimiçi mizojinist tehdite yönelik farkındalık giderek artmakta, hatta incel şiddeti bir terörizm formu olarak tartışılmakta, ancak Türkiye’de bu konuda oldukça sınırlı sayıda çalışma olduğu görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada incel olgusu alanyazın çerçevesinde incelenerek oluşumu, inanç sistemi, çevrimiçi radikalizasyon ve gerçek yaşam suçlarına dönüşüm süreci ele alınmış, tehlikenin boyutlarını etkin önleme stratejilerine yönelik önerilerle birlikte tartışmak amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Suç , Suç Önleme , İncel

Kaynakça

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