Mahir Çayan

Turkish revolutionary (1945–1972)

Mahir Çayan (15 March 1946 – 30 March 1972) was a Turkish Marxist–Leninist revolutionary who co-founded and led the People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey (THKP-C), one of the main armed left-wing organizations in Turkey in the early 1970s. Çayan first became active in the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and later in the National Democratic Revolution (MDD) current associated with Mihri Belli, before breaking with Belli over revolutionary strategy, Kemalism, and the political role of a possible military coup. He later emerged as a leading figure in Dev-Genç and helped establish THKP-C following the 1971 Turkish military memorandum.

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