Sheikh Said Rebellion

On April 13, 1925, the Eastern Independence Tribunal began its deliberations—a chapter that would leave deep marks on the history of Kurdistan. Only a few days later, on April 15, Şêx Seîd and some of his companions were captured between Muş and Gimgim (Warto), at the Abdûrrahman Pasha Bridge, and handed over to Osman Nûrî Pasha.

On May 6, they were brought to Amed (Diyarbakır). There, their trial began on May 26—a proceeding that lasted almost a month and in which a total of 92 people were accused. The verdict was rendered on June 28, 1925: the death penalty was imposed on 47 of them.

A day later, on June 29, 1925, Şêx Seîd and his companions were executed in Dağkapı Square.

However, the trials did not end there. The Independence Tribunal remained in existence until March 7, 1927. During these years, 5010 people were brought to trial. The death penalty was pronounced against 420 individuals—some verdicts in the presence of the accused, others in absentia. Thousands more were sentenced to various punishments or acquitted.

The events surrounding Şêx Seîd remain to this day a symbol of resistance, remembrance, and the painful fractures in the history of the Kurds.