Tactical Mobilisation Group
| Special Warfare Department | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1952–1965 |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Branch | Turkish Army |
| Type | Special operations |
TheTactical Mobilisation Group(TMG,Turkish:Seferberlik Taktik Kurulu) was thespecial operationsunit of theTurkish Army.It was founded in 1952 as part ofNATO's efforts to establish aCounter-Guerrillaforce in Turkey as the Turkish branch ofOperation Gladio.[1]It was disbanded in 1965, with special operations taken over by the newSpecial Warfare Department(Turkish:Özel Harp Dairesi).
In the 2000s it was revealed that the 1955Istanbul pogromwas engineered by the TMG.[2][3]Turkish Land ForcesGeneralSabri Yirmibeşoğlu,the right-hand man of GeneralKemal Yamak[4]who organised the Counter-Guerrilla through the Tactical Mobilization Group, proudly reminisced about his involvement in the riots, calling the TMG "a magnificent organization".[5][6][7]
History[edit]
With the consent of the National Defense Supreme Council (Turkish:Milli Savunma Yüksek Kurulu),brigadier generalDaniş Karabelenfounded the Tactical Mobilization Group (Turkish:Seferberlik Taktik Kurulu,or STK) on 27 September 1952.[8][9]Karabelen was one of sixteen soldiers (including Turgut Sunalp, Ahmet Yıldız,Alparslan Türkeş,Suphi Karaman, and Fikret Ateşdağlı) who had been sent to the United States in 1948 for training inspecial warfare.These people were to form the core of what would later be called theSpecial Warfare Department(Turkish:Özel Harp Dairesi,or ÖHD).[10]It has been said that the training also entailed an element of CIA recruitment.[11]
Some full generals that later ran the department were Adnan Doğu, Aydın İlter,Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu,İbrahim Türkgenci, Doğan Bayazıt, and Fevzi Türkeri.[10]Karabelen picked Ismail Tansu as his right-hand man, and they expanded the STK in acellularfashion. They filled the ranks, mostly with reserve officers, inducted them with an oath, and educated them before allowing them to return to civilian life. The officers were given no weapons, funding, or immediate task.[10]The recruitment was more concentrated in the east, where an invasion was most likely to occur.[12]
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References[edit]
- ^Turkey's Killing Machine: The Contra-Guerrilla Force,Serdar Celik, in Kurdistan Report. No.17. February/March 1994
- ^Birand, Mehmet Ali.“The shame of Sept. 6–7 is always with usArchived2012-12-09 atarchive.today,”Turkish Daily News,7 September 2005.
- ^Ergil, Doğu. “Past as presentArchived2012-12-09 atarchive.today,”Turkish Daily News12 September 2005.
- ^Dündar, Can(2007-04-01)."Özel Harp'çinin tırmanış öyküsü".Milliyet(in Turkish).Retrieved2008-09-21.
- ^Hür, Ayşe (2008-09-07)."6-7 Eylül'de devletin 'muhteşem örgütlenmesi'".Taraf(in Turkish). Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-19.Retrieved2008-09-21.
- ^Ergil, Doğu (2008-09-17)."The dark side of nationalism: Sept. 6-7 incident".Today's Zaman.Archived fromthe originalon November 23, 2008.Retrieved2008-09-21.
- ^Cemal A. Kalyoncu,Aksiyon,31 March 2001,Sivil general
- ^""Kontrgerilla", "Gladio", "Derin Devlet" gibi kavramlar hakkında "(Press release) (in Turkish).Turkish Armed Forces.2006-01-16. BA-01/06. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-03-08.
- ^"'Gladyo'dan Ergenekon'a yolculuk ".Politika.Radikal(in Turkish). 2008-08-12.Retrieved2008-09-22.
- ^abcMercan, Faruk (2006-01-09)."İlk Özel Harpçi Orgeneral".Aksiyon(in Turkish).579.Feza Gazetecilik A.Ş. Archived fromthe originalon June 8, 2007.Retrieved2008-10-15.
- ^"The name of the war against the people: the contra-guerrilla".Ozgur Politika.1997-02-11. Archived fromthe originalon 1998-02-14.
They are trained by the USA, but not because the USA wants to be of help. In the training camps and schools, the CIA contacts them and tries to enlist them as CIA agents.
- ^Yilmaz, Turan (2008-11-10)."Özel Harpçi Kürt Laz, Çerkez vardı".Hürriyet(in Turkish).Retrieved2008-11-10.
Türkiye açısından işgale en açık bölgeler Doğu ve Güneydoğu olduğu için en çok da oralardan insanlar var.