Sociological analysis of organised criminality in Turkey

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Beşe, Ertan

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This thesis argues that organized crime is a sociological phenomenon with criminological dimensions that constitutes a threat to public security and order, economic development, social integrity, democracy and peace in Turkey, and consequently to the national security of the country. Sociological and political causes of organized criminality will be assessed through a multidimensional approach based on the identification of different conceptual areas and related indicators that characterize organized crime groups.

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Social groups, Mutuality., Organized crime.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605960/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/14959

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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E. Beşe, “Sociological analysis of organised criminality in Turkey,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2005.