Terrorism is a leading threat against international peace, security and stability. Turkey is committed to combating terrorism in all its forms, without distinction and takes a firm stance against associating terrorism with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group Based on its decades-old national experience in countering various forms of terrorism, and in line with relevant international instruments, including foremost the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, Turkey has adopted a human rights based, holistic and multidimensional counter-terrorism approach which contains the following salient elements:

 Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law

 Multidimensional Approach

 Capacity Development

International Dimension