Turkish Revenge Brigade
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The Turkish Revenge Brigade (Turkish: Türk İntikam Tugayı, TİT) is a militant organisation in Turkey. According to Human Rights Watch, it is not clear to what extent the Turkish Revenge Brigade is a continuous and distinct organization.[1] In 1996, it is reported that they were involved with the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı.[2] On September 12, 2006, in Diyarbakır, ten civilians were killed (7 of them children) and 17 wounded by a bomb placed next to an elementary school. According to Guardian Unlimited, Associated Press, and BBC, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) claimed responsibility.[3][4][5] According to Akşam, TİT claimed responsibility.[6] A radical faction of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), opposed to the group considering a ceasefire, is believed to be behind [this] deadly bombing in southeast Turkey, a senior Turkish minister said.[7] It is believed that TAK split off from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) when they became dissatisfied with the group's tactics. [8][9]
TİT claimed responsibility for an armed attack in 1998 on the then IHD (Turkish Human Rights Organisation) president, Akın Birdal, in which he was critically wounded.[10] According to Human Rights Watch, murders of parliamentary deputy Mehmet Sincar and the journalist Ferhat Tepe in 1993 have been carried out in TİT's name.[1] Later, it was found that Mehmet Sincar was assassinated by Hezbollah in Turkey, who were aiming to assassinate Nizamettin Toğuç.[11] It is a Kurdish[12][13] Islamist (Sunni) militant organisation, unrelated to Hezbollah based in Lebanon,[14] that arose in the late 1980s in response to alleged Kurdistan Workers Party atrocities against Muslims in southeastern Turkey, where many have proposed that the group seeks to establish an independent Islamic state.[15]
They are allegedly linked to the extreme nationalist Grey Wolves group.[citation needed]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Turkey: Condemn Threats on Human Rights Defenders (Human Rights Watch, 20-4-2005)
- ^ Reporters sans frontières - Cyprus (northern part) - 2004 Annual report
- ^ "Death Toll in Turkey Bombing Rises to 10", Guardian Unlimited, September 13, 2006.
- ^ Associated Press. "Bomb kills 7 in southeastern Turkish city", Jerusalem Post, September 12, 2006.
- ^ Explosion rocks SE Turkish city. BBC News Online (September 12, 2006).
- ^ "1 Death in Diyarbakır Blast", Turkish Newspaper AKSAM, 09-13-06.
- ^ Taipei Times - archives
- ^ "Militant Kurds warn of wreaking havoc", Houston Chronicle, 08-30-06.
- ^ "Kurdish rebels say they planted Turkish resort bomb", Reuters AlertNet, 08-29-06.
- ^ Turkey: Death threats/Fear for safety | Amnesty International
- ^ "Sincar cinayeti çözüldü", 2001-12-5. (Turkish)
- ^ Turkish-Hizballah
- ^ The revival of Kurdish Islamism
- ^ Tales from the crypt.
- ^ Maskeli Hizbullah’ın hedefi cemaatler.
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