The Causes Radicalising the Youth in South-Eastern Turkey. A Critical Approach

Abstract

There are various causal and contributing factors for radicalisation, depending on the unique perceptions of each individual, society, or region. This thesis seeks to find out causal factors radicalising the young population in south-eastern Turkey, through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation. Radicalisation is being handled critically in this thesis. It is not always supposed to cause a problem. Radicalisation might have ‘benign’ aspects in transforming society and personal perspectives. ‘Why does the youth radicalise?’; ‘What are the conditions or motivations pushing the young population to the point of radicalisation?’; ‘Do they radicalise or get radicalised by the circumstances?’ Here it is the thesis undertakes to find out the answers to such questions.