Devrimci Karargâh
| Revolutionary Headquarters | |
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| Devrimci Karargâh | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Leader(s) | Serdar Kaya |
| Foundation | 2009 |
| Dates of operation | 2009 – Present |
| Active region(s) | Turkey |
| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism |
Devrimci Karargâh (English: Revolutionary Headquarters) is a nominally Marxist-Leninist organization in Turkey.
DK first came to public attention in April 2009, when some of its members were involved in a six-hour gun battle with police in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Bostanci, leading to the death of a policeman, a bystander, and the organization's leader Orhan Yılmazkaya. 20 of its members were arrested in September 2009. DK is also held responsible for several bomb attacks in 2008/9.
Journalist Aylin Duruoglu was detained for over six months for knowing one of DK's alleged members. Former police chief Hanefi Avcı, an Islamist-leaning conservative, is also accused; he is also charged in the Odatv case of the Ergenekon trials.
DK may have been infiltrated by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT): MIT agent Murat Şahin was arrested in a raid on the DK in December 2011, and released a week later and his file separated from those of others arrested.
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