Özet:

Terror, which is part of human life, has now taken its place in literature as a parameter in the formation of national states, their political, social, economic and cultural influence and a tool for the policies of national states. The states that have been the main actors in the international system from the past to the present are using terror in the forming of their own internal and external policies, and with the guidance of the developing mass media, they can create fear and panic against the public. The nation states, which are influential in the global system, have transitioned from fighting terror to state terrorism, and for this transition are used bodies like the United Nations. This situation turns the states into a brutal terrorist organization. State terrorism is defined as terrorist acts carried out by governments or terrorist acts carried out or encouraged and financed directly by a established government. It is also defined as terrorism carried out by a government against its own people or to support international terrorism. State terrorism is similar to non-governmental terrorism in terms of its involvement in political or ideological or religious acts of violence against individuals or groups, except for a armed conflict. The main difference is that the state agents are carrying out violence. The aim of this study is to study the concept of state terrorism in the context of the United States, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, France and Russia, and to reveal the concept by case analysis. The study discussed the cases that we historically described as state terror, yesterday, today and tomorrow. The research in this study was studied through the thematic content analysis method.

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