Dersim rebellions, the name given to the rebellions that broke out in the Dersim region during the Ottoman State period in the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century.

Dersim Rebellions
Date19th century and 20th century
Location
Dersim
Result

Kurdish Victory

  • Ottoman government can establish regional authority
  • Dersim partially preserved its autonomy
  • Dersim tribes influence in the region continues
Belligerents
Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire Dersim tribes
Commanders and leaders
Ottoman Empire Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Ottoman Empire İsmail Hakkı Pasha
Ottoman Empire Samih Pasha
Ottoman Empire Ali Şefik Pasha
Ottoman Empire Neşet Pasha
Tribal leaders