What makes a terrorist? The increase in terrorism due to the tragedy of September 11, 2001 has posed a simple key question from people all over the world with different backgrounds; What would drive the people who masterminded and participated in the attacks to sacrifice their precious lives in creating mass destruction in a foreign land? What makes a terrorist? In summary, terrorism is seen as the threat conceived to influence the characters and behaviors of a group or to achieve completely impervious objectives (Rapoport and Alexander, eds. 1982). Due to the different fact that terrorism is perceived as a constantly evolving and highly convoluted phenomenon, this argumentative controversy also lacks a generally agreeable definition. Therefore, with the abundance of factors and levels of support for terrorism, it can be said that psychological considerations, political considerations and the pressing sense of unity among groups are the several common factors leading to terrorism. Psychologically, terrorists are perceived either as fanatics or as mentally broken. For Walter Laqueur (197...