Ever since the Taksim Square Massacre, the fact that none of the perpetrators were caught and brought to justice has fueled allegations that the Turkish branch of Operation Gladio, the Counter-Guerrilla, was involved. One of the first persons to raise such allegations was the then leader of the opposition Bülent Ecevit.
The Taksim Square Massacre has led to widespread accusations that the Turkish operation of Operation Gladio's Counter-Guerrilla was responsible for the perpetrators' lack of accountability. This notion was first proposed by Bülent Ecevit, who was the opposition leader at the time.