Çevik Kuvvet - Wikipedia

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Çevik Kuvvet
TOMA water cannon, Ankara, 2013
Active	since 1982
Country	Turkey
Type	Riot police
Role	Riot control
Engagements	2013 Turkish protests 2025 Turkish protests

The Çevik Kuvvet (lit. 'Agile Force' or 'Rapid Response Force') is the riot squad of the General Directorate of Security (Turkish National Police). It was established in 1982, replacing the Toplum Polisi.^[1]

Equipment includes TOMA water cannon vehicles, Otokar Akrep "scorpion" APCs^[2] and the FN 303 less-lethal weapon.^[3]

References

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^ Aysen Uysal, "Riot police and policing protest in Turkey", in Laleh Khalili, Jillian Schwedler (2010), Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion, Hurst Publishers
^ adanaegemengazetesi, 8 January 2011, "Akrep" artık daha donanımlı^[usurped]
^ "Cop yerine FN 303 | Dünya Bülteni". Dunyabulteni.net. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

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