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Dursun Karataş

Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (b. 1952)
Dursun Karataş (25 March 1952¶ — 11 August 2008) was a Turkish communist of Kurdish descent. He commanded the revolutionary left and DHKP-C. DHKP-C is seen as a "terrorist organization"in Turkey, the EU and the USA.The revolutionary left was closed in the 90s due to lack of personnel.

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