Abstract:

Such a study has been initiated in order to evaluate the behavior of political authorities against Iraq and Syrian countries and to evaluate the damage caused by terrorism, war, conflict to sacred structures. It is important in terms of identifying problems under terrorist attacks, specificing solutions, and identifying positive and negative aspects that political developments reflect on faith tourism. The fact that people are not informed, not raised, or that important values are not preserved or protected, and that they cannot effectively illuminate the public at the desired level by considering the strategies and plans implemented by the political authorities reveals the problem of the research. The universe of this study; Middle East Region, sample is; Iraq and Syria are countries. In this study, the qualitative research method is used and evaluated with document analysis technique. As a result; Territorial integrity is at great risk in Iraq and Syria. Terrorist attacks, civil wars, conflicts, political instability, loss of life and property, all kinds of torture and migration from the country are experienced on its territory. In these regions, important structures (religious, historical, cultural and similar structures) are damaged during the attacks of civil war and terrorist events.

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