Dersim rebellion
Kurdish uprising against the Turkish government in Dersim, eastern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dersim rebellion (Turkish: Dersim İsyanı, Kurdish: Serhildana Dêrsimê) was a Kurdish[2][10][11][12][13] uprising against the central government in the Dersim region of eastern Turkey, which includes parts of Tunceli Province, Elazığ Province, and Bingöl Province.[14] The rebellion was led by Seyid Riza, a chieftain of the Abasan tribe.[15] In 1937 and 1938, the Turkish Armed Forces carried out three Dersim operations against the rebellion, including the Dersim massacre (Kurdish: Tertelê),[16][17] (sometimes called the Dersim genocide)[18][19][20][21][22] of civilians: thousands of Kurds were killed and many others were internally displaced.[13] Twenty tons of “Chloracetophenon, Iperit and so on” were ordered and used in the massacre.[23][24][25]
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Turkish soldiers with civilians who official documents say were internally exiled; Salman Yeşildağ said they included his sister and were executed after the photo was taken.[1] | |||||||
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Turkey | Kurds of Dersim | ||||||
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13,160 civilians massacred (official figure)[7] 11,818 forced into migration (official figure)[7] Other sources claim 30,000[8] to 70,000 civilian deaths.[9] |
On 23 November 2011, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan apologized for the massacre, describing it as "one of the most tragic events of our near history" adding that, whilst some sought to justify it as a legitimate response to events on the ground, it was in reality "an operation which was planned step by step". However, this is viewed with suspicion by some, "who see it as an opportunistic move against the main opposition party, the secular CHP."[26]