Ali Saip Ursavaş

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Ali Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey (1885, in Rowanduz – September 25, 1939 in Adana) was an Ottoman officer of Kurdish[1] origin, having served in the Ottoman and Turkish armies, and one of the early key members of CHP.

Born1885 (1885)
Rawanduz, Ottoman Empire
Died25 September 1939(1939-09-25) (aged 53–54)
Adana, Turkey
Buried
Adana Asrî Mezarlığı
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Turkey
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Ali Saip Ursavaş
Born1885 (1885)
Rawanduz, Ottoman Empire
Died25 September 1939(1939-09-25) (aged 53–54)
Adana, Turkey
Buried
Adana Asrî Mezarlığı
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Service years
  • Ottoman Empire: September 1, 1908–1919
  • Turkey: 1919–February 28, 1926
Rank
Commands
  • Mobile Detachment of the Drizur Gendarmerie Regiment, Kars Gendarmerie Command, Kozan Gendarmerie Command
  • Urfa Gendarmerie Command, Urfa Area Kuva-yi Milliye, member of the Konya Independence Tribunal, Independence Tribunal of the Riot Area
Conflicts
Other workMember of the GNAT (Urfa)
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Career

He was a prominent politician of the Republic of Turkey.[2] 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.[3] Later, he succeeded Hacim Muhittin Çarıklı [tr] as the Tribunals president.[4]

Works

  • Kilikya Faciaları ve Urfa Kurtuluş Mücadeleleri, Ankara, 1940.

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