Tactical Mobilisation Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2000
Controversial recollections by Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu
Reported comments by General Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, a senior officer associated with the relevant command network, were interpreted as praise for the organization and as an admission of involvement in the 1955 violence, prompting renewed public criticism.
1955
Alleged involvement in the Istanbul pogrom
The TMG and related counter-guerrilla structures were later accused of helping organize or engineer the Istanbul pogrom of 6–7 September 1955. The allegations remain a major part of the organization's historical reputation and are tied to wider disputes about covert military networks and state responsibility.