The exact equivalent of the word " Insurgency" is "insurrection, rebellion" Under emergency management heading the revolt concept in Turkey Constitution Article 119 on the ground it is given "on or a region all the country in similar situations as President uprising, time can the state of emergency declared not to exceed six months." The set of concepts that show that they are acted for destructive political activities, civil revolts, overthrowing legitimate authority is irregular warfare. Any activity by a group or movement aimed at changing or eliminating a government with violence and destructive organizations is called insurgency. Insurgency; are acts of violence carried out for the purpose of overriding an authority, challenging authority, and rebellion in order to gain political control of a region. Sources: TDK; T.C. Constitution; Glossary Of Common Military Terms; Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
Irregular Military Units are referred to in the literature as militia forces. Militia; French milice (reserve and irregular military unit) is derived from the Latin words miles (soldier). Militia; It means "armed people's power that comes together to help the army during the war". In Merriam-Webster; It has been defined as "armed civilian groups with a semi-military character as a paramilitary force and supported by a political ideology". For example, the Kuvâ-yi Milliye troops, which reflected the spirit of the Turkish War of Independence, were irregular military units formed by the people against the enemy and played an active role in the defense of the country by organizing in various regions of the country. Sources: Merriam-Webster; Mevlüt Çelebi “Kuvâ-yı Milliye’nin 90. Yılı”; Etimoloji Türkçe; TDK.