Hasan Hayri

While he was in charge of the Van Military Service Branch, he became a deputy of Dersim at the election held for the last period of the Meclis-i Mebusan. In 1920, he served as a deputy of Dersim in the first period of the Turkish Grand National Assembly:

He worked in the Parliament on Health and Social Aid, Petition, Economics, and National Defense Commissions.

In the Sheikh Said Rebellion, Hasan Hayri was arrested and sentenced to death at the Eastern Independence Court, arguing that he participated in actions to help the insurgents.

He was married and had four children. His family received the surname "Kanko" (some sources say Kano).^[3]