The new face of terrorism in Turkey: Actor unknown political murders

• Sadik Toprak ^[1]
  1. [1] Forensic Medicine Department,Gaziosmanpasa University
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 54, Nº. 6, 2009, págs. 1388-1392
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this study, we have analyzed the temporal and spatial trends in actor unknown political murders in Turkey. A total of 1852cases, defined as actor unknown political murders, occurred in Turkey between 1975 and 2006, with the peak years being 1980 and 1994. Threedifferent time frames could be defined: 1975–1993, 1994–1999, and 2000–2006. During the first period, cases were common all over Turkey, butduring the second and third periods, they were more frequent in metropolitan areas and in the southeast. Incidents occurring during the first periodcould be attributed to the struggle between right- and left-wing supporters, while most murders occurring during the second and third periods seem tohave been related to Kurdish separatism. Although the most crucial factor in preventing actor unknown political murders is a politically stableatmosphere, forensics can also play an important role. Turkey needs to improve its forensic services to bring them in line with international standards,namely the Minnesota Protocol