Ali Saip Ursavaş

Ali Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey (1885, in Rowanduz – September 25, 1939 in Adana) was an Ottoman officer of Kurdish[1] origin, having served in the Ottoman and Turkish armies, and one of the early key members of CHP.

He was a prominent politician of the Republic of Turkey.

[2] 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.

[3] Later, he succeeded Hacim Muhittin Çarıklı [tr] as the Tribunals president.

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