Analysis of cyber domain within the framework of NATO's security architecture

The question of what security is has been tried to be explained in many ways throughout history. Many thinkers have worked on this issue in the context of International Relations Theories. While the importance of the existence of security is known, its wide-ranging nature enables it to manifest itself in cyberspace. This has led to the discussion of many concepts such as cyber security, cyberspace, cyber instability and conflict. Within international relations, there are cyber security studies within the unions that states have come together and formed for various purposes. What is important at this point is cooperation and partnership. In this study, the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the fight against cyber defense is examined. Its importance in the field of international defense was emphasized and it was discussed that it could have similar qualities in the cyber field. In this context, it is aimed to provide some clues and analysis as a result of the research by using qualitative research method. Keywords: International Security, International Organizations, Cyberspace, Cyber Defense, Cyber Terrorism