%0 Journal Article %T The Red Geopolitics of the Middle East ISIS as a Religious Terrorist Organization %A Bora £¿Y£¿AT %J - %D 2019 %X An organization that emerged in the Middle East in recent years with the claim of being a state and it rapidly and surprisingly captured territories in Iraq and Syria, attracting the attention of the whole world. This organization calls itself the ¡°Islamic State¡± although its movement style and ideological foundations have no connection whatsoever to Islam. And, there is a possibility that it can be an actor like every global project again even though it seems to be out of play in regional developments. This article aims to take a close look at the geopolitics of the Middle East, where similar organizations frequently emerge, and to get to know the organization which calls itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Damascus. Keywords: Middle East, Islamic State, Terrorism, Jihad, Geopolitic %K Orta Do£¿u %K £¿slam Devleti %K Ter£¿rizm %K Cihat %U http://dergipark.org.tr/novusorbis/issue/45979/552110