Turkey--History--Koçgiri Rebellion, 1920-1921

found: Work cat.: Soileau, D. Koçgiri isyanı, 2017:p. 4 of cover (in response to insecurity in 1921 in Sivas-Ümraniye, the center of the Koçgiri tribe, the Ankara government proclaimed martial law in the region and sent a military expedition to restore security there)

found: Wikipedia, April 18, 2018(the Koçgiri Rebellion or Koçkiri Rebellion; crushed by June 17, 1921)

found: Massicard, E. The Repression of the Koçgiri Rebellion, 1920-1921, in Online encyclopedia of mass violence online, Jun 7, 2018(in February 1920, Kurdish Alevi tribes from the region gathered; decision was made to take up arms in order to create an independent Kurdistan; a period of tension and limited military troubles began and guerilla actions against civilians and villages intensified; armed confrontation proper began in December 1920; martial law was declared in March 1921; final military counteroffensive took place April 23-June 17, 1921; Koçgiri Uprising)

notfound: Büyük lûgat ve ansiklopedi, 1990;Türk ansiklopedisi, 1946;Gunter, M. Historical dictionary of the Kurds, 2004