Kuvayı Milliye Derneği

The Kuvayı Milliye Derneği (National Forces Society) is an ultra-nationalist organization based in Mersin, Turkey. [Saymaz, Ismail (2007-02-14) [http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=212992 Mersin'e Dikkat] (Attention to Mersin), "Radikal" tr] It was founded by retired Turkish army colonel Fikri Karadağ, a former member of the Union of Power of Patriotic Forces ( _tr. Vatansever Kuvvetler Güçbirliği Derneği) which organized an attack on the Turkish Council of State in 2006.cite news
url=http://yenisafak.com.tr/Gundem/?i=28902
accessdate=2008-08-26
title=Silah üzerine öldürme yemini
section=Gündem
work=Yeni Şafak
date=2007-02-09
language=Turkish] Karadağ has been detained as part of the Ergenekon investigation.

A videotaped initiation speech of the group's Antalya chapter, from 15 December 2006, was captured in a January 2007 raid, following the arrest of the group's vice president Murat Çağlar for possession of unregistered firearms. [cite news|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=485009
accessdate=2008-08-27
title=Kuvayi Milliye Derneği Başkan Yardımcısı gözaltına alındı
date=2007-01-09
first=Ufuk
last=Köroğlu
work=Zaman
language=Turkish] In the video, which is laced with nationalist rhetoric, Karadağ has initiating members swear to be prepared to "kill and be killed." [cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2007/02/10/guncel/agun.html
accessdate=2008-08-26
title=Kuvayı Milliye'den tabancalı yemin
section=Güncel
first=Saffet
last=Yenigun
work=DHA
publisher=Milliyet
date=2003-02-09
language=Turkish] The Istanbul governor filed a complaint on seven of the group's leaders for violation of the Penal Code, Associations Law, and Civil Code. [cite web|url=http://yenisafak.com.tr/gundem/default.aspx?t=21.02.2007&q=1&c=1&i=30981&Ulusalc%u00c4%u00b1%2ftahrik%2fnihayet%2fyarg%u00c4%u00b1da
accessdate=2008-08-27
title=Kuvayı Milliye suç işlemek için kuruldu
work=Yeni Şafak
date=2007-02-21
first=Ergun
last=Çolakoglu
language=Turkish] [cite news|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=503077
accessdate=2008-09-02
title=Kuvayı Milliye Derneği, devlete ait binanın kirasını ödememiş
work=Zaman
date=2007-02-21
quote=3 ayrı kayıt defterini de eksik tutan dernek hakkında Başkan Mehmet Fikri Karadağ'a 5253 sayılı Dernekler Kanunu'nun 32/d maddesi gereğince her defter için ayrı ayrı 549 YTL olmak üzere bahsi geçen 3 defter için toplam bin 647 yeni lira idari para cezası kesildi.
language=Turkish (Article contains a photograph of the association's building)]

Footnotes

* The alternative spelling is intended to differentiate the organization from others spelled "Kuvvai Milliye" or "Kuvva-i Milliye".

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