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amckaazli t1_j2ec4w2 wrote

Reply to comment by ZrvaDetector in Former leader of Grey Wolves fatally shot in Ankara - Turkish Minute by LouisBalfour82

They haven't stopped being a militant group- after the 80s they started receiving direct state support and the state started filling up Turkish military ranks with Grey Wolves affiliates. Groups such as JITEM and others were directly associated with Grey Wolves and were heavily utilized against Kurdish insurgents and leftists alike, basically working as state assassins under protection of the military.

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ZrvaDetector t1_j2ednxc wrote

Existance of JITEM ended a few years after the Cold War. This stuff happened in the 90's.

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amckaazli t1_j2emctj wrote

JITEM was said to be active as late as late 90s. Grey Wolves affiliated organizations are still active as of today within police and military ranks (JOH and POH).

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