The Turkish Revenge Brigade ( tr, Türk İntikam Tugayı, TİT), also referred as the Turkish Vengeance Brigade, is a

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organisation that has used violence against those they perceive as insulting

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. In the political violence of the 1970s, TİT gained notoriety during political clashes and is believed to be responsible for over 1,000 deaths during this period. After the military coup of 1980, most of its members were arrested. They were later released and assisted Turkish military intelligence in operations during the Kurdish-Turkish conflict.

Activity

1979

In 1979, police arrested a man named Cengiz Ayhan in

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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.

1993

According to

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, the murders of parliamentary deputy

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and the journalist Ferhat Tepe in 1993 were carried out in TİT's name. Later, it was found that Sincar was assassinated by

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, who intended to assassinate Nizamettin Toğuç.

1996

In 1996, it is reported that they were involved with the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist

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1998

TİT claimed responsibility for an armed attack in 1998 on the then Turkish

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president,

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, in which he was critically wounded. The perpetrator was the TİT's leader, Mehmet Cemal Kulaksızoğlu received a diplomatic passport by rogue

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officer,

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. That time Mehmet Cemal Kulaksızoglu never serve with Ataç but they were close friends. The boss of Kulaksizoglu was

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2005

Human Rights Association President,

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and two HRA board members received death threats while in

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2006

On September 12, 2006, in

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, ten civilians were killed (7 of them children) and 17 wounded by a bomb placed next to an elementary school. According to ''

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, and the

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