DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey

The DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey refers to the Marxist–Leninist insurgency waged by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) against the Republic of Turkey, ongoing since 1990. The insurgency began with political assassinations in the early 1990s, and has escalated in the past few years with the use of suicide bombers.

DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
Date1 April 1990 – present
(34 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Turkey
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

Government of Turkey

DHKP/C
TKP/ML
MLKP
Communist Party of Turkey (Workers Voice)
Supported by:
Commanders and leaders
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    (2014–present)
  • Cevdet Yılmaz
    (2023–present)
  • İbrahim Kalın
    (2023–present)

  • Ali Yerlikaya
    (2023–present)
  • Yaşar Güler
    (2023–present)
  • Metin Gürak
    (2023–present)
  • Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu
    (2023–present)
  • Adnan Özbal
    (2017–present)
  • Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu
    (2023–present)
  • Arif Çetin
    (2017–present)
  • Ahmet Ercan Çorbacı
    (2017–present)
  • Erol Ayyıldız
    (2023–present)
Former:
Dursun Karataş #
Fehriye Erdal (POW)
Meral Dönmez
Casualties and losses
70-100+ deaths
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