"Terrorism is a method used by an organized group or party employing systematic violence in order to attain pre-determined goals..."
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

"...the United Nations has been forming a forum for a global movement against terrorism. Resolutions against international terrorism were adopted in the UN Security Council in 1992, and the UN General Assembly in 1994. Every country should refrain from actively or passively supporting terrorism, condemn all acts of terrorism, prevent the accommodation of the terrorist organizations within their territories, and act in cooperation with the international community..."
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996

"IT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN THAT: THE AIM OF TERRORISM IS TO TURN ILLEGALITY INTO LEGALITY."

"...Terrorists killed themselves and other people in order to kill the peace. However peace survives as you see today. Terrorists will never succeed. We cannot guarantee hundred percent success in struggling against terrorism, but we will exert hundred percent of our efforts, and we will win. We will win the war we execute for peace..."
Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996

"..Terrorism is born and live in democracy. It benefits from the rules of democracy, it exists with community, and its goal is to dismantle it. International cooperation is of prior importance in the prevention of terrorism. That cooperation should seriously and cordially be undertaken..."
Prof. Dr. Yilmaz Altug, "The Anatomy of Terrorism"

"It can be no political logic of the terrorist organization who claim to protect the Kurdish ethnic identity, kills even the Kurdish infants ruthlessly."

"The problem of terrorism in recent years gained such dimensions as threatening all humanity. No region, no country, no people left unaffected or untouched by the terrorist violence. Ever intensifying terrorist actions made the world public opinion conscious and sensitive about the repercussions of terrorism."

"...Terror is not unnamed. It has a name, an address, bank accounts, substructure, and secret networks in the aid organizations"
Shimon Peres, The Prime Minister of Israel, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996

"Shelter, accommodation, and logistic support should not be given to the terrorists. The phenomenon of violence and its relation with religion should be given due concern."
Felipe Gonzalez, The Prime Minister of Spain, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996)

"International scoiety should condemn terrorism everwhere and in every manner. Terrorism should be condemned by evey state without leaving any suspicion..."
Jacques Chirac, "Summit of Peacemakers", President of France, Cairo, Egypt, march 13-14, 1996

"Collective efforts should be exerted in order to cut the financial source of terrorism, and should be stood against not only those who are involved in terrorism, but also those who prepare the ground for the flourishment of terrorism, by exploiting protection and hospitality in some countries.."
John Major, British Prime Minister, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996

"No country should be left unanswered to its support to terrorism. Within the Declaration of Ottawa in December 1995, the measures to be taken by countries globally combating terrorism were specified. Canada applies these measures."
Jean Chretien, The Prime Minister of Canada, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, march 13-14, 1996

"...In order to defeat terrorism, we should find out a mechanism defining and eliminating terrorism. We should adopt principles in order to bring an end to the financing of terrorism and training of terrorists. We should prevent the support given to terrorist organizations. In the area of communication, we should prevent the reach of the terrorist organizations to the people through channels of communication. We can fulfill our responsibility by not only condemning terrorism, but also by acting for preserving human dignity everywhere, and irrespective of whoever is involved."
King Hussein of Jordan, "The Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egytp, March 13-14, 1996

"International cooperation should be established against terrorism which threatens regional and international security. Some countries' overt or covert support of the terrorist organizations and accommodation of terrorists on their territories make the struggle against terrorism harder. Economic sanctions should be imposed on countries supporting terrorism, exchange of information among countries should be put into effect, and terrorists should unconditionally be extradited. The media organs making the propaganda of terrorist organizations should be banned, and those who give arms, and financial support should be specified..."
Suleyman Demirel, President of the Republic of Turkey, "Summit of Peacemakers", Cairo, Egypt, March 13-14, 1996

"It is not possible to talk about the constitution, the rule of law, free elections, and independent judiciary where terrorism reigns. Unless the bloody mortgage of terrorism is lifted, free democracy cannot be sustained."
Ugur Mumcu, Journalist-writer, "Freedom without Terrorism",September 15, 1980

"Terrorism is the slaughter of the innocent. It is the double sacrification of innocence and life."
Albert Camus, "Resistance, Rebellion and Death", 1974)