Security Sector Governance: Turkey and Europe - DCAF

Güvenlik alan›n›n di¤erlerinden farkl›
oldu¤u kabul edilse bile, bunu “ülke
hassasiyetleri” gibi mu¤lâk ve nas›l ve
kimlerce tespit edildi¤i çok daha net olmayan
çerçevelere s›k›flt›rmak hem bu yaflamsal
tart›flmay› çoraklaflt›r›yor, hem de de¤iflik
ihtimaller ve yaklafl›mlar› dile getirmenin
önünde engel oluflturuyor. Oysa alternatif
yollar da mevcut. Güvenlik sektörünü alt›na
gömüldü¤ü s›r, gizem ve tabular perdesinden
kurtaran, bu tart›flmay› normallefltiren,
parças› olmaya çabalad›¤›m›z ça¤dafl
demokrasilerdeki iyi deneyimlerden ö¤renen,
bunlar› ülkenin gereklilikleri ba¤lam›nda
tart›flan ve yurttafllar›n hak ve talep etti¤i
yeni ve kat›l›mc› süreçler infla eden bir
Türkiye hem daha güvenli hem de daha
demokratik olmaz m›yd›? Güvenlik sektörü
yönetiflimi konusundaki Avrupa ve küresel
deneyimleri karfl›laflt›rmal› olarak sunan,
Türkiye’den uzmanlar›n katk›lar›n› dünya ile
paylaflan ve konunun iki duayeni, Cizre ve
Cerrah’›n editörlü¤ünde haz›rlanan bu kitap
tam da bu yolu açmak için çabal›yor. Umar›z
ki, önümüzdeki dönemde hem TESEV’in
hem de bu kitab›n katk›lar›n› duygusal
tepkilerden uzak bir flekilde anlay›p
tart›flabiliriz.
While one could rightly suggest that the
security domain is somewhat different than
others domains, this is not grounds enough to
narrow its parameters down to an ambigious
concept of “Turkey’s particular sensitivities”
and thus hamper much-needed free, open
and informed discussion. We actually do have
an alternative to anxieties, fears and
emotional reactions: Turkey could become
simultaneously more secure and more
democratic if we free the security sector
debate from the thick veil of secrecy and
taboos, mutually learn from the experiences
of the contemporary democracies which we
strive to be a more integral part of, find
solutions more attuned with the realities in
our own country. In this way, we also have to
build up participatory and democratic
processes of open discussions. For long,
Turkey and its citizens have been deserving
and demanding such a transformation. This
book, edited by two seminal and prolific
academics of the field, Professors Cizre and
Cerrah, has a similarconcern and aims to
introduce alternative channels of
information, scientific debate and public
discussion. We could only hope that
emotional and defensive reactions will be
balanced with a more open minded
perspective, and we will be able to more aptly
and fairly discuss the contributions of TESEV
and this edited book.
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