Halit Karsıalan, commonly known as "Deli" Halid Pasha (1883 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 14 February 1925) was a Turkish career officer and politician.
He led successful campaigns against the Russians in Kars, Sarikamis and Ardahan, however the Ottomans lost the war.
During the war, Ottoman troops under his command carried out the massacres of 7,000 Armenians in the regions of Artvin and Ardanuç.
Halit Bey became Ardahan Deputy in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
It was alleged that Ali Çetinkaya had shot him in the Turkish Parliament but the murder was not prosecuted[3] since attorneys claimed that it was self-defence.