Çevik Kuvvet

Çevik Kuvvet

TOMA water cannon, Ankara, 2013
Active established 1982
Country Turkey
Type Law Enforcement, Riot control
Role Law Enforcement
Engagements 2013 Turkish protests
Female riot police squad (Çevik Kuvvet Polis) on duty during a football match.
TOMA water cannon in Istanbul, 2013.

The Çevik Kuvvet (English: Agile Force or Rapid Response Force) is the full-time riot squad of the General Directorate of Security (Turkish National Police). It was established in 1982, replacing the Toplum Polisi.[1]

Equipment includes TOMA water cannon vehicles, Otokar Akrep "scorpion" APCs[2] and the FN 303 "less lethal" weapon.[3]

References

  1. Aysen Uysal, "Riot police and policing protest in Turkey", in Laleh Khalili, Jillian Schwedler (2010), Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion, Hurst Publishers
  2. adanaegemengazetesi, 8 January 2011, "Akrep" artık daha donanımlı
  3. "Cop yerine FN 303 | Dünya Bülteni". Dunyabulteni.net. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

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