Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Turkey)
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Name (Latin)
Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Turkey)
Other forms of name
Special Organisation (Turkey)
Special Organization (Turkey)
Teskilat- Mahsusa (Turkey)
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- LC in RLIN 8-13-97(hdg.: Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Turkey); usage: Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa)
- Dadrian, V. Role of the Special Organisation in the Armenian genocide during the First World War, 1993:cover (Special Organisation) p. 6 (Teşkilât-i Mahsusa)
Wikipedia description:
The Special Organization (Ottoman Turkish: تشکیلات مخصوصه, romanized: Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa, abbreviated TM) was an intelligence, paramilitary, and secret police organization in the Ottoman Empire known for its key role in the commission of the Armenian deportation. Originally organized under the Ministry of War, the organization was shifted to answer directly to the ruling party Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) in February 1915. Led by Bahaeddin Şakir and Nazım Bey and formed in early 1914 of tribesmen (especially Circassians and Kurds) as well as more than 10,000 convicted criminals—offered a chance to redeem themselves if they served the state—as a force independent of the regular army.
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