| 9 Eylül Cephesi | |
|---|---|
Map of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey | |
| Dates of operation | 1957-1958 |
| Headquarters | Cyprus |
| Ideology | Taksim Turkish nationalism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Opponents | EOKA |
The9 September Front (Turkish:9 Eylül Cephesi) was a secretTurkish Cypriot pro-taksim paramilitary organisation formed to counter theGreek Cypriot Fighter's OrganizationEOKA andEnosis.[1]
The organisation was formed to counter the activities of EOKA in 1955 by mostly untrained volunteers.[2][3] Organisation failed to grow up to a national scale and be effective in all of Cyprus.[4] In 1958, leaders of the organisation decided that they aren't enough to achieve their goals separately from other Turkish Cypriot organisations, and abolished itself to merge withTurkish Resistance Organisation.[5][6][7]
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