THKP-C

People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Partisi-Cephesi
Logo of the Front and the Party, designed by old THKP-C militant Kadriye Deniz Özen
Leader	Mahir Çayan
Founded	December 1970
Dissolved	1972
Preceded by	Devrimci Gençlik
Succeeded by	People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/Workers Group (1971) (a.k.a. Yusuf Küpeli-Münir Ramazan Aktolga group) People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (1974-1984) Communist Workers Movement of Turkey (1984-1994) Marxist-Leninist Communist Party Devrimci Yol (1974-1996) Revolutionary Left (1978-1992) Dursun Karataş Group (1992-1994) Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (1994-...) Bedri Yağan Group (1992-1993) People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/Revolutionary Left (1993-?, inactive) People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/X (1975) (a.k.a. "X Organisation") People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey (Acil group) (1975-Late 1990's) People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/People's Revolutionary Vanguards (1976-1994, inactive) People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey/Third Way (1976-1989) Resistance Movement (1989-2003, inactive)
Armed wing	People's Liberation Front of Turkey
Ideology	Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism Guevarism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red
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People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Partisi-Cephesi, THKP-C), founded by Münir Ramazan Aktolga, Yusuf Küpeli and Mahir Çayan in December 1970. Party (THKP) is political wing and Front (THKC) is armed wing of the organization.

On 17 May 1971 THKC guerrillas Ulaş Bardakçı, Hüseyin Cevahir, Mahir Çayan, Necmi Demir, Oktay Etiman and Ziya Yılmaz kidnapped Israeli Consule Ephraim Elrom. THKC guerrillas left behind an announcement named "to the Americanist Councile of Ministers" (Turkish: Amerikancı Bakanlar Kuruluna) written by Ulaş Bardakçı and Hüseyin Cevahir. After the Sledgehammer Operation, THKC guerrillas kills the Ephraim Elrom on 22 May 1971. Elrom's body found in İstanbul, Nişantaşı, Hamarat Building on 23 May 1971. After the killing of consule, ethnic Zaza actor Yılmaz Güney hides THKC guerrillas.

Guerrillas left Güney's house on 24 May 1971. On 30 May 1971 THKP Central Committee member Mahir Çayan and THKP General Committee member Hüseyin Cevahir founded. After the little conflicts Çayan and Cevahir enter a house in İstanbul, Maltepe. THKC guerrillas takes Sibel Erkan for hostage. Police and army wait 51-hour. After the waiting, police-soldier forces attacks to guerrillas on 1 June 1971. Firstly sniper Cihangir Erdeniz makes 3 shots to the Cevahir. After forces enter the house and kills the Cevahir. Also Çayan was captured.

After the arrest of THKP-C guerrillas, trials begin. Çayan and Bardakçı asked with execution. But on 29 November 1971, 2 THKO and 3 THKP-C guerillas escaped from prison.

After the escape Çayan meets with Münir Ramazan Aktolga and Yusuf Küpeli. After the meets, Çayan blamed Aktolga and Küpeli for being Doctorist. With proposal of Çayan, Aktolga and Küpeli exiled from THKP and THKC.

After the escape Çayan and Bardakçı make a decision. Çayan beings leader of the rural guerrilla units and Bardakçı beings leader of the urban guerrilla units. On 19 February 1971 07:00, Bardakçı killed in Arnavutköy. With this, urban guerrilla unit of THKC defeated.