Turkish Revenge Brigade
Turkish Revenge Brigade | |
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Türk İntikam Tugayı | |
Dates of operation | 1979 | –present
Ideology | Ultranationalism[1] |
Size | Unknown |
The Turkish Revenge Brigade (
Activity
1979
In 1979, police arrested a man named Cengiz Ayhan in Mersin on charges of being the leader of the Turkish Revenge Brigade. Ayhan denied the charges and claimed he was falsely accused of involvement in the group due to his opposition to leftist groups in Turkey.[6]
1993
According to
1996
In 1996, it is reported that they were involved with the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı.[9]
1998
TİT claimed responsibility for an armed attack in 1998 on the then Turkish
2005
Human Rights Association President, Eren Keskin and two HRA board members received death threats while in Istanbul.[13]
2008
In 2008, a man named Vatan Bölükbaşı was arrested during the Ergenekon trials. Bölükbaşı later identified himself as a member of TİT and said that he is moving by orders of Veli Küçük.[14]
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- ^ Nancy J. Woodhull and Robert W. Snyder, Journalists in Peril, (Transaction Publishers, 1998), 3.[1]
- ^ Suicide Terrorism in Turkey:The Workers' Party of Kurdistan, Prof. Dogu Ergil, Countering Suicide Terrorism: An International Conference : February 20–23, (International Policy Institute, 2001), 126.
- ^ "Turkey: Death threats/Fear for safety". Amnesty International. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Arikanoglu, Soner (23 August 1998). "Gözler, MİT'çi Ataç'ta". Radikal (in Turkish).
- ^ Turkey, Human Rights Watch World Report 2006, (Seven Stories Press, 2006), 409.[2]
- ^ "Ergenekon'un hücresi TİT". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-10.