DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey

DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
Part of the Maoist insurgency in Turkey
Date1 April 1990 – present
(35 years, 11 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

DHKP/C
TKP/ML
MLKP
Communist Party of Turkey (Workers Voice)


Supported by:
 Syria (Until 2024)
Commanders and leaders

Former:
Dursun Karataş #
Fehriye Erdal (POW)
Meral Dönmez
Casualties and losses
70+ deaths

The DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey refers to the Marxist–Leninist insurgency waged by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) against the Republic of Turkey, ongoing since 1990. The insurgency began with political assassinations in the early 1990s, and has escalated in the past few years with the use of suicide bombers.