Ali Saip Ursavaş facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ali Saip Ursavaş
Born	1885 (1885) Rowanduz, Ottoman Empire
Died	25 September 1939(1939-09-25) (aged 53–54) Adana, Turkey
Buried	Adana Asrî Mezarlığı
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire  Turkey
Years of service	Ottoman Empire: September 1, 1908-1919 Turkey: 1919-February 28, 1926
Rank	Ottoma Empire: Captain Turkey: Lieutenant colonel
Commands held	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
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War First World War War of Independence
Other work	Member of the GNAT (Urfa)

Ali Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey (1885, in Rowanduz – September 25, 1939 in Adana) was an Iraqi-Turkish officer of Kurdish origin, having served in the Ottoman and Turkish armies, and one of the early key members of CHP. He was also a prominent politician of the Republic of Turkey. 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. Later he succeeded Hacim Muhittin Çarıklı [tr] as the Tribunals president.

Works

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

Medals and decorations

• Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon

See also

• List of recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon (Turkey)
• Battle of Urfa

Sources