Koçgiri Rebellion

When

17 Jun 1921

Kind

Rebellion

Coordinates

39.75° N, 37.02° E

Description

Kurdish uprising against the Turkish National Movement

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1921 Kurdish uprising against the Turkish state

The Koçgiri rebellion was a Kurdish uprising, that began in the overwhelmingly militant Koçgiri region in present-day eastern Sivas Province in February 1921. The rebellion was initially Alevi, but it succeeded in gathering support from nearby Sunni tribes. The tribal leaders had a close relationship with the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan (SAK). The rebellion was defeated in June 1921.

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