Koçgiri Rebellion

The Koçgiri uprising also Ürmaniye Hadisesi ( dt: Incident of Ümraniye ) took place in 1920 in the province of Sivas instead. It was named after the Eşiret the Koçgiri that were used in Sivas and had the 190 villages in the area. Overall, there lived on the 140,000 people.

1920

The first phase began in July 1920 and became more intense after the announcement of the Treaty of Sevres. Sèvres assured Kurds and Armenians own nation-states, or at least autonomy.

In November 1920, the leaders of the uprising came together in Imranli to formulate their goals. On 8 December, the leader of the Koçgiri asked in a telegram to Mustafa Kemal the establishment of an independent Kurdistan. It should be the provinces of Diyarbakir, Mamuret ul- Aziz, Van and Bitlis include. They referred it to the Treaty of Sèvres, and threatened at gunpoint.

Ankara took the demands of the rebels not serious and playing for time. Kurdish MPs from Ankara should move the rebellious tribes to end the anti- Republican and steered by the so-called Kürdistan Teali Cemiyeti uprising.

On December 8, Dr. Nuri Dersimi was arrested alongside ALISER another important spokesman. Under pressure from Said Riza Ankara gave in and let Dersimi free. Despite the appeals of separatist Ankara continued his armies in motion, so that the militia occupied an important road in Koçgiri. The rebels formed a provisional government, and from there the fighting widened. Ankara, however, tried with a delegation to appease the militias, among other things should the Kurdish areas ruled by Kurdish officials and Kurdish are official languages ​​. On March 10, Ankara imposed martial law. In contrast, the militia wanted a Kurdish speaking with Turkish Deputy Governor for Koçgiri. The Turkish government did not accept this and wanted on top of that all Armenians are passed in the field Koçgiri to Ankara. The fighting intensified and Ankara burned several villages. Some rebels retreated to Dersim and then they returned to Koçgiri. One of the leaders Haydar Bey was sentenced to a further 14 of his men to death. 65 other leaders were sentenced to death in absentia. A delegation met with Kurds in Erzincan, who presented a 24 - point memorandum. They called Kurdish schools, reparations and a Kurdish -speaking governor. First, Ankara accepted this, but recanted it later.

The uprising, which began in the interests of the old Ottoman government and the Kürdistan Teali Cemiyeti and intentional weakening of the newly founded Republic, was bloodily suppressed by Nureddin Pasha on 17 June 1921 and many leaders should finally be put to death.