Editing Özel Harp Dairesi (section)

==Critical Perspective==
The ÖHD/Counter-Guerrilla was a core component of Operation Gladio in Turkey, designed to resist Soviet invasion but primarily used to suppress internal nationalist and Kurdish movements through violence and terror. Its CIA and NATO backing, use of groups like the [[Grey Wolves]], and involvement in coups and massacres align with Gladio’s broader “strategy of tension.” Unlike European Gladio branches, which were largely dismantled after the Cold War, the ÖHD’s transformation into the ÖKK and its deep integration into Turkey’s “deep state” suggest it persisted in a localized form, as noted in posts on X and by historians like Daniele Ganser.