Çevik Kuvvet

Çevik Kuvvet
TOMA water cannon, Ankara, 2013
Active	established 1982
Country	Turkey
Type	Law Enforcement, Riot control
Role	Law Enforcement
Engagements	2013 Turkish protests

The Çevik Kuvvet (English: Agile Force or Rapid Response Force) is the riot squad of the General Directorate of Security (Turkish National Police). It was established in 1982, replacing the Toplum Polisi. In 2016, a member of the riot police, Melvut Altintas, shot and killed Turkish Ambassador Andrei Karlov. He was prowling behind the Ambassador before shooting him in the back many times.

Equipment includes TOMA water cannon vehicles, Otokar Akrep "scorpion" APCs and the FN 303 "less lethal" weapon.