Ali Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey (1885, in
Rowanduz – September 25, 1939 in
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
) was an Ottoman officer of Kurdish
origin, having served in the
Ottoman and
Turkish armies, and one of the early key members of
CHP.
Career
He was a prominent politician of the
Republic of Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
[Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , p. 945.] In 1925, he was nominated prosecutor at the
Independence Tribunal in Diyarbakır which was established to counter the
Sheikh Said Rebellion and sentenced
Sheikh Said to death.
Later, he succeeded as the Tribunals president.
Works
*''Kilikya Faciaları ve Urfa Kurtuluş Mücadeleleri'', Ankara, 1940.
Medals and decorations
*
Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon
See also
*
List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
*
Battle of Urfa
Sources
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ursavas, Ali Saip
1885 births
1939 deaths
People from Rawandiz
Turkish people of Kurdish descent
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Şanlıurfa
Ottoman Army officers
Turkish militia officers
Ottoman military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Turkish military personnel of the Franco-Turkish War
Members of Kuva-yi Milliye
Sheikh Said rebellion
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)