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The Paradigm Shift That Brought Success in Turkiye’s Fight Against International Terrorism

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For over 40 years, Turkiye has been combating separatist terrorism, facing not merely a security issue but a complex proxy war orchestrated by global powers. Foreign actors, particularly those supporting terrorist organizations like the PKK both ideologically and logistically, have aimed to destabilize Turkiye, preventing it from rising to a global stature and nullifying its regional influence. Over the years, successive governments have adopted various measures – some periods relied solely on military suppression of terrorism, while others attempted negotiation processes. However, these approaches alone proved insufficient to eliminate the root causes of the problem.

Beginning in the 2000s, as global power balances shifted and under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkiye’s global vision expanded, giving rise to a more strategic and holistic counterterrorism approach. This new understanding was shaped significantly by the contributions of the late retired general Adnan Tanrıverdi, the founding president of ASSAM and then-Chief Advisor to the President. Under Tanrıverdi’s guidance, a new counterterrorism concept was developed – prioritizing the elimination of terrorism at its source, including cross-border operations. This approach moved away from traditional defensive reflexes, evolving into a multidimensional strategy that is proactive, intelligence-driven, inclusive of local actors, and reliant on international diplomacy.

This transformation aimed not only at operational success on the ground but also at dismantling the social, economic, and geopolitical roots that fuel terrorism. Another critical component in this process has been the significant progress in Turkiye’s defense industry. Since the 2010s, the increase in national and domestic production capabilities has given Turkiye a technological edge in the fight against terrorism while reducing foreign dependency and boosting operational confidence. Domestically produced platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs and armed UAVs), armoured ground vehicles, and precision-guided systems have been the cornerstone of field success. The effective use of systems like Bayraktar and ANKA has severely limited the mobility of terrorist elements and enabled pinpoint targeting in cross-border operations.

In light of all these developments, Turkey has adopted a strategy that does not remain on the defensive but proactively identifies and eliminates threats at their source – effectively ending terrorism. This new concept is significant not only for its military successes but also for showcasing Turkiye’s determination and independent action capacity within the global power balance.

Turkiye’s fight against terrorism has thus evolved into a multidimensional state policy – comprising national interest protection reflexes, domestic breakthroughs in the defense industry, and strategic thinking. This transformation, shaped by lessons from painful past experiences and a vision rooted in national will, has paved the way for the eradication of terrorism.

As a result of Turkiye’s multidimensional, resolute, and effective efforts, global actors who have long used terrorist organizations as proxies for strategic leverage have failed to achieve their desired outcomes. Particularly, cross-border operations, intelligence superiority in domestic security, national initiatives in the defense industry, and increased public awareness against terrorism have significantly curtailed these actors’ influence on the ground. Consequently, global powers have been compelled to withdraw support from the terrorist organizations they once used against Turkiye. The PKK, having lost much of its international support, has also lost its psychological upper hand – especially following MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli’s call for the terrorist leader to “unilaterally declare the end of terrorism and the dissolution of the organization”. Approaching its inevitable end, the PKK has entered a process of self-dissolution. This development is not merely the collapse of a terrorist organization but also a victory for Turkiye’s new security doctrine and strategy rooted in national will.

In the coming period, the complete dissolution of the PKK – which has already lost much of its operational effectiveness – will have implications beyond counterterrorism. For political structures that base their legitimacy and grassroots engagement on parallel rhetoric and association with the terrorist organization, this will trigger a severe crisis of legitimacy and representation. In this context, the DEM Party – regarded by the public as the political extension of the PKK – appears poised to face inevitable ideological and social exhaustion in the wake of the organization’s dissolution. This development will also affect the political balance shaped by the People’s Alliance and Nation Alliance and may lead to new fractures in voter behaviour and alliance politics. Therefore, the end of terrorism signifies not only a security achievement but also the beginning of a new era in Turkiye’s democratic, political, and social landscape.

Having endured a long and arduous struggle against terrorism, Turkiye now stands at a historic turning point. At the heart of this new era are decisive leadership and strategic commitment, achieved through great sacrifice. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, past and present members of the Presidential Cabinet, Nationalist Movement Party Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, relevant councils and commissions, and every patriot serving in security institutions have played critical roles in this success. The determined struggle carried out with such resolve has become a shared achievement – not only for Turkiye – but for the peace of neighbouring countries and for all humanity that values justice and global harmony. As a nation, we collectively feel deep gratitude and appreciation toward all architects of this historic stance, which has been etched into the annals of time and continues to secure peace on these lands.

Melih TANRIVERDİ
Chairman of the Board

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Melih TANRIVERDİ

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Konya, Akşehir'li olan Melih TANRIVERDİ, 1968 yılında Üsküdar'da doğdu. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Elektronik Bölümü mezunu.

1990 yılında haberleşme sektöründe Bursa'nın önde gelen firmalarından birinde çalışmaya başladı. Henüz daha Türkiye'de cep telefonu kullanımı başlamamıştı. 1991 sonunda Hilal Telefon'u kurarak telefon, faks, telsiz telefon cihazları bakım onarımı teknik servis hizmeti vermeye başladı.

1995 - 1996 yıllarında 247nci Kısa Dönem olarak askerliğini Muhabere Elektronik Bilgi Sistemler (MEBS) Okulu ve Eğitim Merkezi Komutanlığı Mamak / Ankara'da yaptı.

1997'de AKM Telekomünikasyon'u kurdu. AKM Telekom 2003 yılında (Panasonic Türkiye Distribütörü) Tekofaks'ın Yetkili Servisi, 2009'da doğrudan Panasonic Yetkili Servisi oldu. 1997 - 2012 yılları arasında AEG, Hagenuk, Switel, Motorola başta olmak üzere bir çok markanın yetkili servisliğini yürüttü. AKM Telekom, TSE Hizmet Yeri Yeterlilik Belgesine sahip idi. Ağustos 2012'de firmayı devretti.

2004 yılında Bursa Elektronikçiler Odası Yönetim Kurulu üyeliğine seçildi. 2004 - 2012 yılları arasında Projelerden Sorumlu Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi olarak aktif görev aldı.

Görev aldığı AB tarafından desteklenip finanse edilen projelerden bazıları şunlardır;

  1. İş Piyasasında Mekatronik Eğitiminin Önemi (Importance of Mechatronic Training in Labour Market)
  2. Küresel Kriz Döneminde Yeni İş Yerleri Oluşturmak İçin Yenilik Olarak Girişimcilik (Enterprise As Innovation to Create New Work Places at Time of Global Crisis - InnovaCreaWork)
  3. Tüm Olumsuzluklara Rağmen İngilizce Eğitimi (English Education Despite All the Negativities - EEDAN)

2004 - 2012 yılları arasında Bursa Elektronikçiler Odası İşletmelerüstü Elektronik Eğitim Merkezinde eğitmen ve yönetici olarak görev aldı.

  1. Bilgisayar Teknik Servis Elemanlığı
  2. Oto Elektroniği
  3. Elektronik Güvenlik Sistemleri Bakım Onarımı
  4. Telefon Santral Bakım Onarımı
  5. Cep Telefonu Teknik Servis Elemanlığı

konularında 360 saatten başlayıp 800 saatlere kadar uzanan kurslarda eğitmen ve yönetici olarak görev aldı. ÖSDP (Özelleştirme Sosyal Destek Projesi), MEGEP (Meslek Eğitimini Geliştirme Projesi), İŞKUR Meslek Edindirme Kursları gibi pek çok sosyal ağırlıklı eğitim projesinde görev aldı.

Tüm Türkiye'deki Esnaf Sanatkarlar veya Ticaret Odasına kayıtlı Elektronik ve bağlı branşlarında faaliyet gösteren meslektaşlarının teknik destek, şema, arıza notu, servis kılavuzu ihtiyacını karşılayabileceği interaktif online bir veritabanı uygulaması ve bilgi paylaşım forumları içeren www.turkiyeelektronikcileri.org platformunun kurulması ve işletilmesinde öncü ve aktif görev aldı.

Bursa Elektronikçiler Odası üyelerinin sunmakta oldukları hizmet ve satmakta oldukları ürünlerin ücretsiz olarak reklamlarını yapabildikleri online reklam uygulaması olan www.bursaelektronikpazar.com web sitesinin kurulmasında aktif ve öncü rol oynadı.

Kullanım dışı kalan her türlü elektronik cihazın toplanarak kayıt altına alındığı ve daha sonra tasnife tabi tutularak uygun olanların bakımdan geçtikten sonra ihtiyacı olan okullara hibe edildiği, ihtiyaç fazlası olanlar ile çalışmaz durumda olanların sökülerek kullanılabilir durumda olan parçaların online bir veritabanına fotoğrafları ve teknik özellikleri ile birlikte kaydedildikten sonra Bursa Elektronikçiler Odası üyesi elektronikçilere ücretsiz verilerek bakım onarım sektörüne bedelsiz yedek parça temini sağlayan Bursa Elektronikçiler Odasının Sosyal Sorumluluk Projelerinden biri daha olan Yeşil - Beyaz - Mavi isimli projede yine öncü ve aktif rol aldı. (Ayrıntılar için www.eatik.org)

2005 - 2012 yılları arasında Bursa ve İlçelerindeki Tüketici Hakem Heyetlerinde Telsiz Telefonlar, Cep Telefonlar, Kamera ve Fotoğraf Makineleri konularında Bilirkişi olarak görev yaptı.

2011 - 2012 yıllarında KOSGEB Bursa Hizmet Merkezi Müdürlüğü "İşbirliği Güçbirliği Destek Programı"nda Bursa Esnaf Odaları Birliği'ni temsilen Komisyon Üyesi olarak görev yaptı.

Eylül 2012'den beri SADAT Uluslararası Savunma Danışmanlık İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.'de yönetici olarak çalışmaktadır. Finans, İletişim ve Bilişim, İkmal ve Donatım Müdürlüklerinde bulundu. Mart 2013'te Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliğine seçildi. Ağustos 2016'ya kadar İdari Faaliyetler Genel Müdür Yardımcılığını da yürütmüştür. Ağustos 2016'da Yönetim Kurulu Başkanlığına getirilmiştir.

Şubat 2014 'te Trileçe Dünyası'nı kurarak gıda sektöründe Türkiye'nin ilk toptan Trileçe üretimine başladı. Firma yatırımları ile tatlıcılık ve pastacılık sektöründe ilerlemektedir. Ürünler İstanbul'un yanı sıra tüm Marmara ve Ege'ye ulaşmıştır.

Türkiye'de Savunma Sanayi Hizmet Sektörünün literatüre girmesi, Yeni Türkiye Yüzyılında Askeri Danışmanlık, Eğitim ve Lojistik alanında hizmet ihracının Türkiye'nin ihracatında hak ettiği yeri alması için çalışmalar yürüttü.

ASSAM Kurucu Üyesi ve Yönetim Kurulu Üyesidir.

Evli, 3 çocuk babası, 8 torun dedesi olup İngilizce bilmektedir.

 

مليح تانريفردي

ولد في عام 1968 في أوسكودار. خريج كلية الهندسة بجامعة أولوداغ، قسم الإلكترونيات.

في عام 1990 بدأ العمل في واحدة من الشركات الرائدة بورصة في قطاع الاتصالات. في حين لم يبدأ استخدام الهاتف المحمول في تركيا. في نهاية عام 1991، أسس هلال تلفون وبدأ في تقديم الخدمات الفنية للهاتف والفاكس وصيانة معدات الهاتف اللاسلكي وإصلاحها.

بين عامي 1995 و1996، أدى خدمته العسكرية قصيرة المدة الدورة 247 في ماماك / أنقرة في مدرسة نظم المعلومات الإلكترونية للاتصالات وقيادة مركز التدريب.

في عام 1997، أسس شركة AKM للاتصالات السلكية واللاسلكية. أصبحت شركة AKM Telekom في عام 2003 (موزع باناسونيك في تركيا) خدمة تكوفاكس المعتمدة، وأصبحت خدمة الصيانة المعتمدة من باناسونيك مباشرة في عام 2009. بين عامي 1997 و2012، عمل كخدمة معتمدة للعديد من العلامات التجارية، بما في ذلك AEG، هاغنوك، سويتل، موتورولا. كانت شركة AKM Telekom حاصلة على شهادة تأهيل مكان الخدمة من معهد الموصفات التركية. قام بنقل ملكية الشركة في أغسطس 2012.

وفي عام 2004، تم انتخابه عضواً في مجلس إدارة غرفة بورصة للإلكترونيات. وبين عامي 2004 و2012، عمل بنشاط كعضو في مجلس الإدارة المسؤول عن المشاريع.

بعض المشاريع التي يدعمها ويمولها الاتحاد الأوروبي تشمل؛

1. أهمية تعليم الميكاترونكس في سوق العمل (Importance of Mechatronic Training in Labour Market)

2. ريادة الأعمال والابتكار لخلق أعمال جديدة خلال الأزمة العالمية (Enterprise As Innovation to Create New Work Places at Time of Global Crisis - InnovaCreaWork)

3. تعليم اللغة الإنجليزية على الرغم من كل السلبيات (English Education Despite All the Negativities - EEDAN)

بين عامي 2004 و2012، عمل كمدرب ومدير في غرفة بورصة للإلكترونيات، مركز تدريب الإلكترونيات للأعمال.

1. موظفو خدمات الحاسوب التقنية

2. إلكترونيات السيارات

3. إصلاح وصيانة أنظمة الأمن الإلكتروني

4. إصلاح وصيانة مقسم الهاتف

5. موظفو الخدمة الفنية للهاتف المحمول

عمل كمدرب ومدير في دورات تتراوح من 360 ساعة إلى 800 ساعة. شارك في العديد من مشاريع التعليم ذات التوجه الاجتماعي مثل (مشروع الدعم الاجتماعي للخصخصة)، (مشروع تطوير التعليم المهني، دورات التدريب المهني في إيشكور.

وقد قام بدور رائد ونشط في إنشاء وتشغيل منصة www.turkiyeelektronikcileri.org، والتي تتضمن تطبيق قاعدة بيانات تفاعلية عبر الإنترنت ومنتديات لتبادل المعلومات حيث يمكن للزملاء العاملين

في الإلكترونيات والفروع التابعة المسجلة لدى غرفة الحرفيين أو التجارة في جميع أنحاء تركيا تلبية الحاجة إلى الدعم الفني، والتخطيطات، وملاحظات الأخطاء، وأدلة الخدمة.

وقد لعب دوراً نشطاً ورائداً في إنشاء موقع www.bursaelektronikpazar.com الإلكتروني، وهو تطبيق إعلاني عبر الإنترنت حيث يمكن لأعضاء غرفة بورصة للإلكترونيين الإعلان عن الخدمات التي يقدمونها والمنتجات التي يبيعونها مجاناً.

أخذ دورا رائدا ونشطا في المشروع المسمى أخضر- أبيض- أزرق وهو أحد مشروعات المسئولية الاجتماعية لغرفة بورصة للإلكترونيات حيث يتم جمع جميع أنواع الأجهزة الإلكترونية غير المستخدمة وتسجيلها ثم تصنيفها وإعطائها للمدارس المحتاجة بعد اجتياز الأجهزة المناسبة للصيانة، الفائض منها التي يمكن تفكيكها في حالة أولئك الذين لا يعملون مع قاعدة بيانات على شبكة الإنترنت من الأجزاء المتاحة والصور والمواصفات الفنية بعد حفظها جنبا إلى جنب مع بورصة، والذي يوفر قطع غيار مجانية لقطاع الصيانة والإصلاح من خلال منحه مجانًا لأعضاء الإلكترونيات في غرفة الإلكترونيات في بورصة. (للتفاصيل www.eatik.org)

بين عامي 2005 و 2012، عمل كخبير في الهواتف اللاسلكية والهواتف المحمولة والكاميرات وأجهزة التصوير في لجان تحكيم المستهلكين في بورصة ومناطقها.

وفي الفترة 2011-2012، عمل كمفوض يمثل اتحاد غرف النقابات في بورصة في "برنامج دعم التعاون" في مديرية مركز خدمات بورصة KOSGEB.

منذ سبتمبر 2012، يعمل كمدير في شركة صادات الدولية للاستشارات الدفاعية والصناعة والإنشاءات والتجارة. كان يعمل في إدارات المالية والاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات والتوريد والمعدات. تم انتخابه لمجلس الإدارة في مارس 2013. كما شغل منصب نائب المدير العام للأنشطة الإدارية حتى أغسطس 2016. تم تعيينه رئيسا لمجلس الإدارة في أغسطس 2016.

في فبراير 2014، أسس شركة دنيا التريلجة وبدأ أول إنتاج تركي للتجزئة لحويات التريلجة في قطاع الأغذية. تتقدم الشركة باستثماراتها في قطاع الحلويات والمعجنات. وصلت منتجات الشركة إلى إسطنبول وكذلك مرمرة وبحر إيجة بالكامل.

وهو عضو مؤسس وعضو مجلس إدارة أصّام.

متزوج وله 3 أطفال ويتحدث الإنجليزية.

 

Melih TANRIVERDİ, who is from Akşehir, Konya, was born in Üsküdar / İstanbul in 1968. He graduated from Uludağ University Engineering Faculty Electronics Department.

In 1990, he started to work in one of the leading companies in Bursa in the telecommunication sector. The use of mobile phones has not yet started in Turkey. At the end of 1991, he established the company named Hilal Telefon and started to provide technical service for telephone, fax, wireless telephone maintenance and repair.

Between 1995 and 1996, he did his 247th Short Term Military Service in Mamak / Ankara at the School of Communications Electronics and Information Systems and Training Center Command.

He established “AKM Telekomünikasyon” in 1997. AKM Telekom became Tekofaks' Authorized Service in 2003 (Panasonic Turkey Distributor) and then it became Panasonic Authorized Service in 2009. Between 1997 and 2012, he carried out the authorized service of many brands including AEG, Hagenuk, Switel and Motorola. AKM Telekom had TSI (Turkish Standards Institution) Service Place Competence Certificate. He handed over the company in August 2012.

In 2004, he was elected as a member of the Bursa Chamber of Electronics' Board of Directors. Between 2004 and 2012, he took an active role as a Project Officer Board of Directors Member.

Some of the projects which is supported and funded by the EU he took part in are as follows;

  1. Importance of Mechatronic Training in Labour Market
  2. Enterprise as Innovation to Create New Work Places at Time of Global Crisis - InnovaCreaWork
  3. English Education Despite All the Negativities - EEDAN

Between 2004 and 2012, he worked as an instructor and manager in Bursa Chamber of Electronics, Supreme Electronic Training Center.

  1. Computer Technical Service Personnel
  2. Auto Electronics
  3. Electronic Security Systems Maintenance and Repair
  4. Telephone Switchboard Maintenance and Repair
  5. Mobile Phone Technical Service Personnel

He worked as an instructor and manager in abovementioned courses ranging from 360 hours to 800 hours. He took part in many social education projects such as Privatization Social Support Project, Vocational Education Development Project, İŞKUR Vocational Training Courses.

He was a pioneer and active in the establishment and operation of the www.turkiyeelektronikcileri.org platform, which includes an interactive online database application and information sharing forums where colleagues operating in electronics and affiliated branches registered in the Merchants, Craftsmen or Chamber of Commerce in Turkey can meet the need for technical support, schematics, fault notes, service manuals.

He played an active and pioneering role in the establishment of the website www.bursaelektronikpazar.com, a free of charge and online advertising application where members of the Bursa Chamber of Electronics can advertise the services they offer and the products they are selling.

All kinds of electronic devices that are out of use are collected and recorded, and then the appropriate ones are donated to the schools in need after the maintenance, the ones that are in need and the ones that are inoperable can be disassembled into an online database with photographs and technical specifications after being registered. He played a pioneering and active role in the Green - White - Blue project, which is one of the Social Responsibility Projects of the Bursa Chamber of Electronics, which provides free spare parts to the maintenance and repair sector by providing free spare parts to the electronics members of the Bursa Chamber of Electronics. (For detailed information, www.eatik.org)

Between 2005 and 2012, he worked as an Expert on Wireless Phones, Mobile Phones and Cameras in Consumer Arbitration Committees in Bursa and its Districts.

Between 2011 and 2012, he served as a commission member representing Bursa Chamber of Craftsman Union in KOSGEB Bursa Service Center Directorate Cooperation Power Union Support Program.

Since September 2012, he has been working as a manager at SADAT International Defense Consultancy Construction Industry and Trade Inc. He worked in Finance, Communication and Informatics, Supply and Equipment Managements. In March 2013, he was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors. Until August 2016, he also served as the Deputy General Manager of Administrative Activities. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in August 2016.

In February 2014, he founded Trileçe Dünyası and started first wholesale Tres Leches production in Turkey in the food sector. The company is advancing in the sweet and pastry sector with its investments. The products have reached the entire Marmara and Aegean regions as well as Istanbul.

He carried out studies for the Defense Industry Service Sector in Türkiye to enter the literature and for the export of services in the field of Military Consultancy, Training and Logistics in the New Turkish Century to take its deserved place in Türkiye's exports.

He is Founding Member and Board of Directors Member of ASSAM.

He is married and has 3 children, 8 grandchildren. He can speak English.

 

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