Turkish Resistance Organisation
| 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 Greece |
| Battles and wars | Cypriot Intercommunal Violence
Erenköy Resistance Arpalık Resistance Turkish invasion of Cyprus |
The Turkish Resistance Organisation (Turkish: Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı, TMT) was a Turkish Cypriot pro-taksim paramilitary resistance organisation formed by Rauf Denktaş and TAF officer Rıza Vuruşkan in 1958 as an guerilla organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot fighters organization EOKA A. The name of the organization was changed twice. In 1967 to Mücahit (Mujahideen), and became the Security Forces Command in 1976.