Society for the Rise of Kurdistan
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Society for the Rise of Kurdistan was an organisation formed in 1918, in Istanbul
, with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey.
The Society based its claims to an independent Kurdistan on the Treaty of Sèvres
and the ideas of Woodrow Wilson
. The society formed many local branches in the eastern provinces of Turkey. Three months after the Treaty of Sèvres was signed, the Society together with leaders of the Koçkiri
tribe (Alevi–Kurd
) revolted at Dersim in eastern Asia Minor
. It is documented that the organisation was used by the English in order to fight against Turkish nationalists. It further aimed to promote the kurdish language
and culture. The society issued a weekly magazine named Jîn
(Live) in 1918/1919. Jîn was published in Ottoman Turkish
, Kurmanci
and Sorani
.
During the Turkish War of Independence
the organisation attempted an uprising, encouraged by British major Edward William Charles Noel, in 1921, but was beaten by the Turkish army within 3 months on June 17, 1921. Following the uprising, KTC was banned by the Turkish national assembly. One of its leaders Mikdad Midhad Badirhan was the publisher of the first Kurdish newspaper Kurdistan
in Cairo.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey.
The Society based its claims to an independent Kurdistan on the Treaty of Sèvres
Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Sèvres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed with Germany before this treaty to annul the German concessions including the economic rights and enterprises. Also, France, Great Britain and Italy...
and the ideas of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
. The society formed many local branches in the eastern provinces of Turkey. Three months after the Treaty of Sèvres was signed, the Society together with leaders of the Koçkiri
Koçkiri Rebellion
The Koçgiri Rebellion or Koçkiri Rebellion was a Alevi uprising in 1920 during the Turkish War of Independence, in the overwhelmingly militant Dersim region...
tribe (Alevi–Kurd
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
) revolted at Dersim in eastern Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
. It is documented that the organisation was used by the English in order to fight against Turkish nationalists. It further aimed to promote the kurdish language
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
and culture. The society issued a weekly magazine named Jîn
Jin
Jīn can mean either "muscle" or "tendon" . Exercises designed to develop Jīn are known as Jīngōng . In the context of Chinese martial arts, such exercises develop the ability to recruit the tendons at the beginning and end of a movement as a means of enhancing and delivering the force generated by...
(Live) in 1918/1919. Jîn was published in Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language
The Ottoman Turkish language or Ottoman language is the variety of the Turkish language that was used for administrative and literary purposes in the Ottoman Empire. It borrows extensively from Arabic and Persian, and was written in a variant of the Perso-Arabic script...
, Kurmanci
Kurmancî
Kurmancî can refer to:Peoples:* Kurmancî , an Iranian language group spoken in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.* Kurmanc , Kurds who speak the Kurmanc dialect or group of dialects.Names:...
and Sorani
Soranî
Soranî is the name of a Kurdish language that is spoken in Iran and Iraq. Soranî is one of the main Kurdish languages, which are a branch of the Iranian languages.- Name :...
.
During the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
the organisation attempted an uprising, encouraged by British major Edward William Charles Noel, in 1921, but was beaten by the Turkish army within 3 months on June 17, 1921. Following the uprising, KTC was banned by the Turkish national assembly. One of its leaders Mikdad Midhad Badirhan was the publisher of the first Kurdish newspaper Kurdistan
Kurdistan (newspaper)
Kurdistan was the first Kurdish newspaper. It was first published in April 22, 1898 in Cairo, Egypt by Mikdad Midhad Badirhan, a member of Kürdistan Teali Cemiyeti...
in Cairo.