Turkey’s Preventive Operations against Terrorists across Southern Border

Türkiye jeostratejik konumu nedeniyle avantajlarının yanı sıra risk ve tehditlere açıktır. Arap Baharından sonra güney komşularından gelen çok sayıda göçmenin insani, sosyal, ekonomik, sağlık ve eğitim zorluklarının yanı sıra, neden oldukları sınır güvenliği de Türkiye için bir başka endişe kaynağı haline geldi. Suriye ve Irak'ta yaşanan otorite boşluğu ve çatışmalar nedeniyle Türkiye güney sınırlarında ek önlemler almaya kendini zorunlu hissetmiştir. Bu nedenle bu makale, terör eylemlerinin önlenmesi kapsamında Türkiye’nin güney sınırlarında ve sınır ötesinde gerçekleştirdiği operasyonlarla, bu kapsamda alınan fiziki önlemleri incelemektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı terör örgütlerine karşı sınır ötesi mevcudiyet sağlamanın yararlarını ve zorluklarını incelemektir. Ayrıca otorite boşluğu olan sınır komşusu bir ülkede gerçekleştirilen önleyici askeri operasyonların sınır güvenliğine fayda sağlayıp sağlamadığı sorusuna da yanıt aranmaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışma, 2016 ve 2021 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilen sınır ötesi operasyonlarla sınırlandırılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Border Security, Terorism, Immigration, Cros-Border Presence, Preventive Military Operations

Turkey’s Preventive Operations against Terrorists across Southern Border

Besides having advantages due to its geostrategic location, Turkey has a position open to risks and threats. In addition to the humanitarian, social, economic, health and education difficulties of a large number of immigrants from the Arab Spring, border security has also become another concern. For this reason, this paper examines the physical measures taken at the border and cross-border operations within the scope of preventing terrorists. The purpose of this study is to examine the benefits and difficulties of having a cross-border presence against terrorist organizations. In addition, an answer will be sought to the question of whether the preventive military operations carried out in the authority vacuum country benefit the border security or not. In this context, the study is limited to the cross-border operations conducted between 2016 and 2021.

Keywords:

Border Security, Terrorism, Immigration, Cross-border Presence, Preventive Military Operations,

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