Citation

Kim E, Yun M. Int. J. Comp. Appl. Crim. Justice 2008; 32(1): 65-88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Society of Criminology's Division of International Criminology, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis)

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Abstract

What works? This can be the ultimate question in the war on terrorism. How can we reduce and hopefully eliminate this type of human suffering? A good many ideas or suggestions are available; however, we are still uncertain what counter terrorism measures or tactics do indeed work. By using the case study method, this paper attempts to answer this question. The Turkish government has long struggled against PKK terrorism and has adopted several different policy measures to put an end to this persistent problem. This paper will examine the efforts of the Turkish government to uncover what measures indeed work and what other measures have not proven to be effective against its goal to counter terrorism. Several existing theoretical perspectives or counter terrorism suggestions will be introduced and examined in order to identify the best plausible suggestion to reduce or eliminate terrorism inherent in the Turkish case. Five different Turkish counter terrorism measures were selected and will be examined whether they indeed impacted the reduction or elimination of PKK terrorism.