The Ascendancy

The Ascendancy flag

Ascendancy emblem

Arising from the remnants of Turkish crime families long ago, **Yükseliş** (English: The Ascendancy) has arisen to infamy as one of the biggest criminal syndicates next to the Russian Mafia, the Turkish Mafia, and even the Italian Mafia.

## History

The organization that came to be known as The Ascendancy formed during a violent coup against a Turkish mob family, securing its mineral wealth and cementing itself as a major power in Europe by 2016. Their coup culminated in the public execution of Turkish mob boss Nazim Celik by Nihat Aydin, formerly his lieutenant.

Following their rise to power, the Ascendancy embarked on a bloody war against rival mafia members in a bid to purge Turkey of any potential enemies that could threaten its new status as a powerful syndicate, which came to be known as the Istanbul Campaign. This eventually culminated in a bloody *coup d'etat* against the Turkish President and his entire administration, codenamed Iron Fish.

## Ideology

The Ascendancy's primary motive is publicly portrayed as an organization fighting for the globally impoverished and downtrodden. Opposing economic inequality also appears to be a political motive.

Interestingly, they also vehemently oppose eugenics, believing the eugenics movement to be solely responsible for various perceived social woes like economic inequality and various tragedies throughout human history that resulted in immense loss of life like the Jewish Holocaust by the Nazis, the rising acceptance and popularity of veganism, the Japanese invasion of China during the 1930s, the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, the legalization of abortion in America in 1973 through Roe v. Wade, the legalization of American slavery, the legalization of LGBTQ+ marriages and protection of LGBTQ+ rights, etc.

They believe abortion is an attack on life itself and is so horrible that the only justifiable punishment for it is the death penalty.

## Known members

* Nihat Aydin/The Ascendant
* Bahar Zeybek
* Maya Hussein
* Sera Onan/Fatmagul Agca
* Isin Ahmad
* Fahir Aldemir
* Kadir Dikmen
* Klaudia Sozen
* Ilgin Pamuk/Empress

## Weapons and equipment

Initially, members of the Ascendancy were very well equipped for an unofficial military entity, having been supplied by both Western and Eastern countries. In terms of weapons, the Ascendancy initially possessed a mixture of Soviet-era hardware and some examples of NATO weaponry (predominantly German weapons produced by Heckler & Koch). However, as they grew into a large nationwide syndicate, their arsenal became much more diverse, ranging from assault rifles, machine-guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, and rocket launchers.

In 2022, members of the Ascendancy were seen wearing highly advanced body armor and tactical clothing that seemed years ahead of the time. These included gray or black longcoats, metal or thermoplastic polymer face masks, 3M Peltor Comtac headsets, nylon and plastic polymer tactical gloves, military grade nylon ammo pouches, pants and military gaiters, and military grade nylon boots.

By 2023, the Ascendancy solidified itself as the nation's national defense force, evidenced by their substantially increased numbers, their uniform manner of battle dress, and their increased military capabilities.

### Assault rifles & carbines

* KH2002
* AKS-74u
* AEK-971
* AK-74M
* G3A3
* F2000
* SG553
* M16A3
* M4A1
* M4 Carbine
* AK-47
* G36C
* FAL
* FAMAS
* SCAR-L
* TAR-21

### Shotguns

* KSG
* Saiga-12K

### Sniper rifles

* L115A3
* Dragunov SVD
* M82A1

### Launchers

* RAT-4
* RPG-7
* FGM-148 Javelin

## Gallery

Nihat Aydin/The AscendantIsin AhmadKlaudia SozenSera OnanFahir AldemirIlgin Pamuk