Sheikh Said

Sheikh Said of Palu or Piran (Zazaki: Şêx Saido Piranıj, Kurdish: Şêx Seîdê Pîran) (1865, Hınıs – June 29, 1925, Diyarbakır) was a Kurdish Sheikh, known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion.[1]

He was originally from Piran (present-day Dicle), today's Dicle district of Diyarbakır Province later moved to Hinis, Erzurum. He was a revered sheikh of the Naqshbandi school of Sufism.

He was captured in mid-April 1925 and hanged with most of the other rebel leaders after being defeated by Turkish troops commanded by Ali Riza Artunkal.[2]

His grandson, Abdülmelik Fırat, is a member of parliament.[3] Fırat says that his ancestors were not involved in politics until his grandfather, for they had cordial relations with the Ottoman elite.

References

  1. ^ Olson, Robert (1989). "The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion, 1880-1925," University of Texas Press.
  2. ^ Tucker, William F. (2009-02-02). "The Rebellion of Sheikh-Said" (in German). Kurdmania. http://www.kurdmania.com/scheich_said_rebellion.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  3. ^ Kilic, Ecevit (2008-10-27). "CHP, dedemin gömüldüğü yere halkevi açtı" (in Turkish). Sabah. http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2008/10/27/haber,E0AA8BF4E44048E48494838440225055.html. Retrieved 2009-01-04.