Turkish Resistance Organisation
1958–1974 Turkish Cypriot paramilitary organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Turkish Resistance Organisation (Turkish: Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı, TMT) was a Turkish Cypriot pro-taksim paramilitary organisation formed by Rauf Denktaş and Turkish military officer Rıza Vuruşkan in 1958 as an organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot Fighter's Organization EOKA (later "EOKA-B"). The name of the organization was changed twice. In 1967 to "Mücahit", and became the Security Forces Command in 1976. Its members (soldiers) are called Mücahit (Mujahideen).
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Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı (TMT) | |
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Leaders | Rauf Denktaş |
Dates of operation | 1958–1974 |
Headquarters | Cyprus |
Ideology | Taksim[1] Turkish nationalism[1] Anti-communism[1] Ethnic nationalism[2] |
Political position | Right-wing |
Size | 3,000 volunteers 17,151 (in 1974)[3] |
Allies | Turkey British Cyprus |
Opponents | EOKA Republic of Cyprus (from 1960) EOKA B |
Battles and wars | Cypriot Intercommunal Violence
Erenköy Resistance Arpalık Resistance Turkish invasion of Cyprus |
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