Sheikh Said of Piran ( ku, Şêx Seîd Pîrani, translit=, 1865 – June 29, 1925) was a

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sheikh, the main leader of the Sheikh Said rebellion and a sheikh of the

Naqshbandi The Naqshbandi ( fa, نقشبندی)), Neqshebendi ( ku, نه‌قشه‌به‌ندی), and Nakşibendi (in Turkish) is a major Sunni order of Sufism. Its name is derived from Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Naqshbandi masters trace their ...

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and the Piran tribe of Turkey. He was born in 1865 in

Hınıs Hınıs ( ku, Xinûs, hy, Խնուս, ''Khnus'') is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The population is 9,792 (as of 2010). Historical monuments in the town include the castle and the Ulu Cami Mosqu ...

to an influential family from the Naqshbandi order, where his grandfather was an influential

sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

. Sheikh Said studied religious sciences at the

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led by his father Sheikh Mahmud Fevzi as well from several Islamic scholars in the region. Later he was involved in the local tekke set up by his grandfather Sheikh Ali. His grandfather was a respected leader of the religious community and his grave was visited by thousands of pilgrims. He became the head of the religious community after his father Sheikh Mahmud died. In 1907 he toured the neighboring provinces in the east and he established contacts with officers from the

Hamidiye cavalry The ''Hamidiye'' regiments (literally meaning "belonging to Hamid", full official name ''Hamidiye Hafif Süvari Alayları'', Hamidiye Light Cavalry Regiments) were well-armed, irregular, mainly Sunni Kurdish but also Turkish, Circassian,Pal ...

Civata Xweseriya Kurd (Society for Kurdish Independence)

The Azadî (English: Freedom), officially Civata Azadiya Kurd (Society for Kurdish Freedom), later Civata Xweseriya Kurd (Society for Kurdish Independence) was a Kurdish secret organization. In 1923, he was approached by Yusuf Zia Bey, who wanted him to join the

secret organization Azadî. He became the leader of the Azadî after Zia Bey and

Halid Beg Cibran Miralay Halid Beg Cibran () (born 1882 in Varto, Muş; 14 April 1925 in Bitlis) was a Kurdish soldier in the Ottoman Army and chairman of the Azadî organization. Early life and education He was born in Varto in 1882. His father Mahmud Bey was ...

, the leader of the Azadî, were reportedly tipped off by the Yörük tribe and arrested. The Azadi was to become a leading force in the Sheikh Said Rebellion which began in February 1925 and starting from in Piran, soon spread as far as the surroundings of

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...

. The Turkish army then opposed the rebellion and he was captured in mid-April 1925 after having been surrounded by the Turkish troops. He was condemned to death by the Independence Tribunal in Diyarbakır on the 28 June 1925 and hanged the next day in

with 47 of his followers. His remains were buried in an anonymous mass grave in order to prevent his memorization by the

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Family

His first wife was Amine Hanim, who died during the

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. His second wife was Fatma Hanim, a sister of Halit Beg Cibran, the leader of the Azadî. His son Abdülhalik died after his deportation following the Sheikh Said rebellion. His grandson Abdülmelik Fırat became a deputy of the

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. Fırat says that his ancestors were not involved in politics until his grandfather, for they had cordial relations with the Ottoman elite. The actress Belçim Bilgin is his great-grandniece.

References

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