Raiders Organization | |
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Founder | Tevfik Rıza Çavuşoğlu |
Leader | Fahri Çinar |
Foundation | December 12, 1975, Ankara |
Country | Turkey |
Motives | Turn Turkey into an Islamic state |
Ideology | Islamism Millî Görüş Pan-Islamism Anti-communism Anti-fascism Anti-Wahhabism Anti-Salafism Anti-Zionism Moderate patriotism |
Political position | Far-right |
Part of | MSP (until 1981) |
Battles and wars | Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980) |
The Raiders Organization (Turkish: Akıncılar Derneği) is an Islamist sociopolitical group active in Turkey. The group formerly carried out armed activities. It was the paramilitary wing of the National Salvation Party (MSP) until 1981, after which it acted independently.