Radicalization and recruitment process of DHKP-C

DHKP-C, a terrorist organization with a radical revolutionary left-wing view, has sought an organic bond at various levels with the Alevi community, which has a unique ethnic and sectarian identity in Turkish society, instead of carrying out its activities as an international movement claimed by its founding ideology and it started to carry out radicalization and recruitment activities targeting the Alevi community. The main reason for this situation is the developments in domestic and international politics and, so the blows that the left ideology and communism received. The DHKP-C terrorist organization focused on its manipulation and politicization activities against the Alevi community to protect its existence and ensure its continuity as a reflex in the face of these developments at the national and international levels. The starting point of this thesis is 'Is there an attempt by DHKP-C to radicalize and recruit the Alevi community? If so, what is the reason?'. First of all, while seeking answers to these questions the concepts of radicalization and recruitment will be explained at the theoretical level. Then, the changes and transformations that the DHKP-C terrorist organization has experienced since its establishment will be discussed in the historical context. In the last section, the contrast between the discourses and actions of the DHKP-C terrorist organization will be revealed, and how the process of transition from radicalization to recruitment works within the organization will be tried to be explained, especially by using discourse analysis. As a result, I argue that terrorist organizations, can act against their founding ideologies and expand their fields of activity and influence when they see their existence under threat depending on cyclical developments.