Özet:

In this study, the perspective of political parties that have parliamentary groups in Turkey between 2002-2021 on individual armament is examined. In the study, first of all, the issue of armament at the conceptual level, the reasons that push individuals to take up armament and the level of individual armament in Turkey are discussed. Afterwards, the approaches of the political parties in the country towards individual armament are evaluated through the legislative activities of the deputies. It has become a obligation beyond the necessity for political parties to take responsibility for the prevention or reduction of individual armament that threatens social security. Like many other problems in Turkey, the political institution's inability to develop a policy with integrity and continuity on the issue of individual armament is a matter of approaching the issue with a reactive approach. In addition, the fact that political parties do not act together in the issue of individual armament, which negatively affects all layers of the society, further increases the social impact of the problem. In the study, after determining the level of interest of political parties in individual armament, the approaches of political parties that put the issue on their agenda are discussed from different aspects.

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