Strategic Responses to Terrorism: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Türkiye and Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Policies

Fazal Elahi  Bilal; Muhammad Akif  Rashid; Maria  Javaid

doi:10.63056/ACAD.004.02.0906

Authors

Fazal Elahi Bilal Doctoral Research Fellowship, Bahçeşehir University, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Türkiye Research Fellow, Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) Author
Muhammad Akif Rashid Doctoral Research Fellowship, Bahçeşehir University, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Türkiye Research Fellow, Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) Author
Maria Javaid Deputy Director, Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Pakistan Research Associate at GSCWU Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63056/ACAD.004.02.0906

Keywords:

Counter-Terrorism, Strategic Policies, Türkiye, Ethnicity, Extremism, Militants, Security Forces, Pakistan

Abstract

The Turkish counter-terrorism authorities are the Turkish National Police responsible for urban security and the gendarmerie for rural security. The military operations are used for large-scale operations mainly against the IS and PKK. The counter-terrorism operations by security forces are based on anti-criminal and combating terrorism. Pakistan faced terrorism and extremism issues mainly after the 9/11 incident and joined the international war against terrorism in Afghanistan. Pakistan lost thousands of civilians and security forces personal and billions of economic losses in this war against terrorism. Pakistan mainly started the National Action Plan to counter extremism and terrorism in 2014. This article firstly discusses the counter-terrorism policies of Türkiye on a broader spectrum. Secondly, it will be assessed the counter-terrorism policies of Pakistan in detail. Finally, this article concludes with a comparative analysis of the counter-terrorism policies of both the countries Pakistan and Türkiye through a multidimensional perspective.