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EFFECTS OF ILLICIT DRUG TRADE ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

YASADIŞI UYUŞTURUCU TİCARETİNİN TERÖR ÖRGÜTLERİ ÜZERİNDE ETKİLERİ

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303–324
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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However, getting stronger through drug money produces much more serious side effects on terrorist organizations’ relations with the state and international actors.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Drug-related activities have become a major source of income for some terrorist groups.
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Key Findings & Data:The income earned from drug trade helps terrorist organizations to advance their political goals as it can be used to finance all kinds of activities.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, getting stronger through drug money produces much more serious side effects on terrorist organizations’ relations with the state and international actors.
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Abstract

Drug-related activities have become a major source of income for some terrorist groups. The income earned from drug trade helps terrorist organizations to advance their political goals as it can be used to finance all kinds of activities. However, involvement in drug trade is likely to affect organizational structure, organizational cohesion, the relations between the organization and its constituencies, and the relations between the organization and other actors (i.e. other illegal organizations, the state and international actors). This article explores the negative effects of drug trade on terrorist groups and their efforts to mitigate such effects by using information derived from open sources. Examples are given from FARC, PKK and Taliban. It is observed that these groups developed practices that help them reduce harmful effects of drug trade. However, getting stronger through drug money produces much more serious side effects on terrorist organizations’ relations with the state and international actors.

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Uyuşturucu ticaretinden elde edilen gelirler, bazı terör örgütlerinin başlıcafinansman kaynağıdır. Uyuşturucu gelirleri her türlü faaliyetin finansmanındakullanılabileceği için, terör örgütlerinin amaçlarının gerçekleştirilmesine katkıdabulunmaktadır. Diğer taraftan uyuşturucu gelirleri örgüt yapısını, örgütbütünlüğünü, örgütün sivillerle ilişkilerini ve örgütün dışarı (diğer yasadışıörgütlenmeler, kendisine karşı mücadele ettiği devlet ve uluslararası aktörler) ileilişkilerini olumsuz etkileyebilmektedir. Bu makalede, uyuşturucu ticaretininörgütler üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini azaltma çabaları, açık kaynaklardan eldeedilen bilgiler kullanılarak incelenmektedir. Örnekler, FARC, PKK ve Talibanörgütlerinden verilmektedir. Bu örgütlerin, uyuşturucu ticaretinin örgüte zararverici etkilerini çeşitli yöntemlerle yumuşattıkları; fakat uyuşturucu gelirlerisayesinde güçlendikleri durumlarda, şiddet eylemlerinin hedefinde yer alandevletlerle ve uluslararası aktörlerle ilişkilerinde daha belirgin olumsuzluklar ilekarşılaştıkları gözlemlenmiştir.

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ÇAKIR, M. F. (2022). EFFECTS OF ILLICIT DRUG TRADE ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 1, 303–324. https://ajindex.com/articles/426649

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