Turkish Resistance Organisation
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.
| Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı (TMT) | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Rauf Denktaş |
| Dates of operation | 1958–1974 |
| Headquarters | Cyprus |
| Ideology | Taksim Turkish nationalism Anti-communism Ethnic nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Size | 3,000 volunteers 17,151 (in 1974) |
| 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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