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Former Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit recalled he had learned of the existence of Counter-Guerrilla, the Turkish "stay-behind" armies for the first time in 1974. At the time, the commander of the Turkish army, General Semih Sancar, had allegedly informed him the US had financed the unit since the immediate post-war years, as well as the MIT, the Turkish intelligence agency. Ecevit declared he suspected Counter-Guerrilla's involvement in the 1977 Taksim Square massacre in Istanbul, during which snipers opened fire on a protest rally of 500 000 citizens, organized by trade unions on May 1, killing 38 and injuring hundred. In 1976, a demonstration gathering 100 000 against the domestic terror, for which Counter-Guerrilla was largely responsible, had already took place. The next year, the demonstrators were met with bullets. According to Ecevit, the shooting lasted for twenty minutes, yet several thousand policemen on the scene did not intervene. This mode of operation recalls the June 20, 1973 Ezeiza massacre in Buenos Aires, when the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (aka Triple A), founded by José Lopez Rega (a P2 member), opened up fire on the left-wing peronists... According to Kurtulus Turkish magazine ^[1], Turkish CIA agent Hiram Abas who "was closer than his own brother" to the CIA chief of station in Istanbul Duane 'Dewey' Clarridge ^[2], was personally present on the May Day massacre. The Hotel International, from which the shots were fired, belonged to the ITT company, which had already been involved in financing the September 11, 1973 coup against Salvador Allende in Chile and was on good terms with the CIA. Hiram Abas had been trained in the US fin covert action operations and as an MIT agent first gained notoriety in Beirut, where he cooperated with the Mossad from 1968 to 1971 and carried out attacks, "targeting left-wing youths in the Palestinian camps and receiving bounty for the results he achieved in actions" (Kurtulus n°99). With MIT agent Mehmet Eymür, later promoted to direct the MIT's department for counter-espionage, Abas also participated in the Kizildere massacre of March 30, 1972, when they killed seven left-wing militants. Bülent Ecevit (born on May 28, 1925) is a Turkish politician and was also a writer and journalist. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Millî Ä°stihbarat TeÅŸkilatı (Turkish for National Intelligence Organization) is the central intelligence agency of the Republic of Turkey. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Istanbul (other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and economic center. ... The Ezeiza massacre took place on June 20, 1973 near the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (in Spanish, Alianza Anticomunista Argentina, usually known as Triple A and written AAA) was a far-right death squad active in Argentina during the mid-1970s, linked to the military junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla. ... José López Rega in the mid-1970s José López Rega (born in Buenos Aires, 17 October 1916 â€“ 9 June 1989) was Argentinas Minister of Social Welfare during the Peronist government started in 1973 by Juan Perón and continued after Peróns death in 1974 by... P2 is the common name for the Italian pseudo-Freemasonic lodge Propaganda Due (Italian: Propaganda Two). ... Duane Ramsdell Dewey Clarridge, a CIA operative and director for more than 30 years, became famous in the mid-1980s for his role in the Contra end of the Iran-Contra Affair. ... May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Chilean coup détat was a watershed event in the history of Chile and the Cold War. ... Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Allende Gossens (July 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973) was President of Chile from September 1970 until his removal from power and death in September 1973. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Official seal of the Mossad (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations) is an Israeli intelligence agency, often referred to as Mossad (in English: Institution). ... List of Palestinian refugee camps with current population and year they were established: Gaza, 8 camps, 478,854 refugees 1948, Beach camp (Shati), 76,109 1949, Bureij, 30,059 1948, Deir el-Balah, 20,188 1948, Jabalia (Jabalyia, Abalyia), 103,646 1949, Khan Yunis, 60,662 1949, Maghazi, 22,536...

References

1. ^ Kurtulus n°99, September 19, 1998 - quoted by Daniele Ganser, 2005)
2. ^ Quotes from Clarridge's 1997 memoirs An Agent for All Seasons

Duane Ramsdell Dewey Clarridge, a CIA operative and director for more than 30 years, became famous in the mid-1980s for his role in the Contra end of the Iran-Contra Affair. ...

See also

• History of the Republic of Turkey