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Special Warfare Department
Active
1952–1992
Country
Turkey
Branch
Turkish Army
Type
Special forces
Role
Special operations
Engagements
Cypriot intercommunal violence Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Military unit
The Special Warfare Department (SWD, Turkish: Özel Harp Dairesi (ÖHD)) was the special forces unit of the Turkish Army. Founded in 1952, it was formed out of the Army's Tactical Mobilisation Group (Turkish: Seferberlik Taktik Kurulu, STK).[1] It was disbanded in 1992, with responsibility for special operations then taken over by the new Special Forces Command.[2]
Former members include Korkut Eken.
^Turkey's Killing Machine: The Contra-Guerrilla Force, Serdar Celik, in Kurdistan Report. No.17. February/March 1994
^Uslu, Emrullah (July 10, 2008). "Tackling the PKK: New Directions for Turkey's Special Forces". Terrorism Monitor. VI (14). Jamestown Foundation: 9–11.
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