Sheikh Said rebellion
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The Sheikh Said rebellion (Kurdish: Serhildana Şêx Seîd,[5] Turkish: Şeyh Said İsyanı) was a Kurdish nationalist rebellion in Turkish Kurdistan in 1925 led by Sheikh Said and with support of the Azadî[6] against the newly-founded Turkish Republic.[7] The rebellion was mostly led by Zaza speakers, but also gained support among some of the neighboring Kurmanji-speaking Kurds in the region.[8]
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Part of Kurdish rebellions in Turkey | |||||||
Turkish soldiers encircling Palu, Çapakçur (present-day: Bingöl), Genc (present-day: Kaleköy, Solhan), Piran, Hani, Lice, Ergani, Egil and Silvan, Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 30 March 1925. | |||||||
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Turkey |
Azadî Sheikh Said | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mustafa Kemal Pasha Kâzım Pasha (Third Army) Mürsel Pasha (VII Corps) Naci Pasha (V Corps) |
Sheikh Said Halid Beg Cibran | ||||||
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February–March: 25,000 men (fewer than 12,000 are armed troops; the rest are unarmed logistical troops)[1] April: 52,000 men (25,000 are armed troops)[1] | 15,000 men[1] | ||||||
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Total: 15,000–20,000 killed[2] |
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The religious and nationalist background of the Sheikh Said rebellion has been debated by the scholars.[9] The rebellion was described as "the first large-scale nationalist rebellion by the Kurds" by Robert W. Olson.[10]