Turkish Political Violence

As popular leftist movements gathered strength in Turkey, fascist militias started to assassinate leading left-wing figures. Fascist 'greywolf' groups had support from the 'Gladio' type organisations in the Turkish military (found in all NATO countries) and the state. In addition to attacks on the leftists, they also attacked the minorities. In Maras, Tunceli, and such cities, the left-right divide has taken over the traditional fault lines of Sunni-Alevi. In Maras, the fascists organised a pogrom against the Alevis, killing many, including children.

This violence from the right caused the left to retaliate in kind. The left organised the masses, specially in the big cities, and became a major political force. When it was obvious to the NATO that their fascist dogs were losing the battle and could not stop Turkish left, they decided to act, and a junta of right wing generals has disbanded the parliament and moved in to crush democracy and the left, in September 1980. American Embassy celebrated the event by writing 'Our boys did it!' to Washington. When the left was crushed, secularism was also targeted to set the Islamists against the left. And Turkish economy was made accessible to the foreign capital to exploit under Ozal.

All in all, the events show that Turkey was/is ultimately an American satellite/neo-colony.  

Still, you guys are lucky! I would have fascists any day over islamists, and that is coming from me, whose family is decidedly socialist in outlook and actions... my dad joined fedayin e khalq shortly after the revolution when he was court martialed after stopping an Islamist conspiracy to crush the Kurds. 

Well a fascist state is more susceptible to change.

and FYI.. the Kurds were crushed anyway, not because they were Kurds but because the islamists were consolidating their power, they did it to other groups too (MKO, Fedayin, Feminists, liberals and intellectuals), as it turned out the army went in and the officers refused to attack, they were purged and revolutionary guards came in and did the dirty work.