The Beytüşşebab rebellion ( Turkish: ''Beytüşşebap isyanı'';
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
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**Southern ...
: ''Serhildana Elkê'') was the first
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
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**Southern ...
rebellion in the modern
Republic of Turkey
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. The revolt was led by
Halid Beg Cibran
Miralay Halid Beg Cibran (; 1882 – 14 April 1925) was a Ottoman - Kurdish soldier in the Ottoman Army and chairman of the Azadî organization.
Early life and education
He was born in Varto in the Bitlis vilayet in 1882. His father Mahmud B ...
of the Cibran tribe. Other prominent commanders were Ihsan Nuri of the Celâlî tribe and Yusuf Ziya Bey. Its causes laid in opposition to the abolition of the
Ottoman Caliphate
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Ottoman rulers ...
by Atatürk on 3 March 1924, the repressive Turkish policies towards Kurdish identity, the prohibition of public use and teaching of the
Kurdish language
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, the
Turkification
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of the
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
regions, and the resettling of Kurdish landowners and tribal chiefs in the west of the country.
Numerous officers of the Turkish army deserted for the rebellion. The rebellion began in August 1924, when the garrison of
Beytüşşebap
Beytüşşebap () is a town and seat of Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The town had a population of 6,367 in 2023. It is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî, Geravî, Jirkî, Mamxûran and Pinyanîşî Kurdish tribes.
The m ...
revolted against the Turkish government. The rebellion proved unsuccessful, and ended shortly after it began. Yusuf Ziya Bey was arrested on the 10 October 1924 and reportedly accused Halid Beg Cibran of having been also involved in the revolt. Halid Beg Cibran was captured in
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of an ...
in December 1924.Olson, Robert (1989), p.92 Both were courtmartialed in
Bitlis
Bitlis ( or ; ) is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the seat of Bitlis District and Bitlis Province. Although the rebellion was suppressed, another Kurdish uprising, the Sheikh Said rebellion, would begin the next year.