Paper short abstract:

In this paper I investigate the construction of Muslim terrorist stereotype and its effects on the Muslim society of Turkey.

Paper long abstract:

In this paper I will investigate the construction of Muslim terrorist stereotypes and its effects on the Muslim society of Turkey. The Muslim terrorist stereotype, representing a foreign and pure evil threat, is gaining ground nowadays in many parts of the world as the idea of evil is increasingly associated with the Other, in this case to Christian societies, which marks and supports the symbolic borders of one's own personal and group identity, hence also posing an existential threat to both. The fact that the Muslim stereotype has been dynamic throughout its history is also a contributing factor in making out of it an unknown, mythical monster. This transformation, affecting all identities, is the main subject of this paper.