Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2012 The Impact of Sincerity of Terrorists on Committing Terrorist Activities in Turkey Ahmet Turer Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2875 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Impact of Sincerity of Terrorists on Committing Terrorist Activities in Turkey A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University By Ahmet Türer B.S., Turkish National Police Academy, 1995 M.S., University of North Texas, 2003 Chair: John D. Reitzel, Associate Professor, L. Douglas Wilder School Government and Public Affairs Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia May, 2012 ©Ahmet Türer 2012 All Rights Reserved i Acknowledgement I wish to thank several people who helped me during this tedious journey. ii Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables ...................................................................................................................