Illicit Economy in Turkey - How Criminals, Terrorists, and the Syrian Conflict Fuel Underground

This book offers a rare insight into the transnational expansion and various corners of the illicit economy in Turkey including the smuggling of pharmaceuticals, oil, antiquities, drugs, nuclear materials and cigarettes. Mahmut Cengiz and Mitchel P. Roth provide an in depth analysis of the criminals, terrorists, money launderers, and corrupt politicians at the highest levels of the Turkish government. They analyze the unintended consequences of corruption scandals which have resulted in the purging of important law enforcement and intelligence entities formerly responsible for countering terrorism and organized crime threats as well as growing political tensions with the United States.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Historical Continuities of Criminals in the Illicit Economy

Chapter 2: Explaining the Illicit Economy in Turkey

Chapter 3: Drug Trends: Abuse, Production and Trafficking

Chapter 4: Illicit Markets: Cigarettes, Oil, Pharmaceuticals, Antiquities and Nuclear Materials

Chapter 5: Human Smuggling and Trafficking

Chapter 6: Political Corruption and the Illicit Economy: Impacts of the December 2013 Graft Scandals

Chapter 7: How "Dirty Entanglements" Paralyze the Capacity of Law Enforcement

Chapter 8: Terrorists and the Illicit Economy

Chapter 9: The Syrian Crisis and the Illicit Economy: Refugees and Terrorists (ISIS and al Qaeda-affiliates)

Chapter 10: Money Laundering

About the author

Mahmut Cengiz is research professor at terrorism, transnational crime and corruption (TraCCC) at George Mason University.

Mitchel P. Roth is professor of criminal justice and criminology at Sam Houston State University.

Product details

• Authors: Mahmut Cengiz, Mahmut Roth Cengiz, Mitchel P Roth, Mitchel P. Roth, Roth Mitchel P.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781498595063
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9506-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Warfare and defence, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Central / national / federal government policies, Corruption in politics, government and society, Central government policies