People's Liberation Army of Turkey
People's Liberation Army of Turkey Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Deniz Gezmiş Yusuf Aslan Hüseyin İnan Sinan Cemgil |
| Founded | 29 December 1968 |
| Dissolved | 6 May 1981 |
| Succeeded by | THKO-TDY TDKP |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Left-wing nationalism Guevarism Kemalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
People's Liberation Army of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu, abbreviated THKO) was an armed underground far-left movement in Turkey. It was founded at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey in 1968 by Hüseyin İnan, Yusuf Aslan, Şirin Cemgil, Deniz Gezmiş, Taylan Özgür and Cihan Alptekin.