Humanities and Social Sciences Letters 2312-5659 2312-4318 10.18488/journal.73/2016.4.2/73.2.54.61 Humanities and Social Sciences Letters Culture and Security Relations on the Basis of Hofstede’s Cultural Perspective Humanities and Social Sciences Letters Humanities and Social Sciences Letters 06-2016 2016 06-2016 06-2016 4 2 54 61 30 Nov 30 Nov Aim of this paper is to find out answers to the questions; if culture has an effect on security, and the way of relations between personal and national security after 9/11. Hofstede’s cultural perspective is used for the research and individualism-collectivism dimension is applied. Results show that there is a strong relation between culture and security and also there is a transformation in security perception after 9/11, pointing out a direction from personal security to national security.<br>