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The illicit economy in Turkey : how criminals, terrorists, and the Syrian conflict fuel underground markets / Mahmut Cengiz and Mitchel P. Roth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cengiz, Mahmut, author.
- Roth, Mitchel P., 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black market--Turkey.
- Black market.
- Corruption--Turkey.
- Corruption.
- Organized crime--Turkey.
- Organized crime.
- Transnational crime--Turkey.
- Transnational crime.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Illicit Economyin Turkey
- The Illicit Economy in Turkey: How Criminals, Terrorists, and the Syrian Conflict Fuel Underground Markets
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Acronyms
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Historical Continuities of Criminals in the Illicit Economy
- The Periodic Development of Turkish Criminal Groups
- The Development of Organized Crime during the Republican Period (1923-1960)
- The Development of Organized Crime in the Era of Military Coups (1960-1984)
- Organized Crimes in the Post-Coup Era (1984-2000)
- Organized Crime in the Era of Globalization (2000-2018)
- Notes
- Chapter 2
- Explaining the Illicit Economy in Turkey
- The Illicit Economy: Causation and Determinants
- Chapter 3
- Drug Trends
- Chapter 4
- Illicit Markets
- Chapter 5
- Human Smuggling and Trafficking
- Chapter 6
- Political Corruption and the Illicit Economy
- 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
- Chapter 10
- Money Laundering
- Criminals
- Syrian Refugees
- Terrorists
- Facilitators
- Conclusion
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-9505-7
- OCLC:
- 1122461832
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