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Battle Of Ovacık (1515)
The Battle of Ovacık took place between the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman army under the command of Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha and the Safavid army under the command of Nur-Ali Khalifa, Nur Ali Khalifa, and ended the life of Nur Ali along with the rebellion. Battle When Nur-Ali Khalifa, Nur Ali Khalifa first entered Çemişgezek, the local ruler of the region, Rüstem Bey, did not resist Shah Ismail's forces and swore allegiance. Rüstem Bey, who fought against Selim I, Yavuz in Battle of Chaldiran, Chaldıran, sought refuge with the Ottoman Sultan after the battle, but his request was not accepted and he was executed. His son Hüseyin Bey's request for asylum was accepted and he was ordered to join Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha, Bıyıklı Mehmet Pasha with his forces. The Safavid Iran, Safavid army, learning that Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha, Bıyıklı Mehmet Pasha was approaching them, decided to confront him despite their surprise. The two armies met on the Tekir plateau of Ovacık in mid-J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunceli
Tunceli (, , ) is a municipality (belde) in Tunceli District and capital of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a Zaza majority. It had a population of 35,161 in 2021. Name During Ottoman times, the settlement was called ''Kalan'' or ''Mameki''. Tunceli, which is a modern name, literally means "bronze fist" in Turkish (''tunç'' meaning "bronze" and ''eli'', in this context, meaning "fist"). It shares the name with the military operation under which the Dersim massacre was conducted. The province of Dersim (or Dêrsim) was renamed Tunceli in 1935, as was the settlement of Kalan, which became the province's administrative center in 1938. Dersim is popularly understood to be composed of the Kurdish/Zazaki words ''der'' ("door") and ''sim'' ("silver"), thus meaning "silver door." Whether the town should be called Dersim or Tunceli has been a cause of political quarrels. In May 2019, the local authorities decided to call it Dersim, while the governor said it was against the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |