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Dersim rebellion
The Dersim rebellion (Dersim İsyanı, Serhildana Dêrsimê) was a Kurdish uprising against the central government in the Dersim region of eastern Turkey, which includes parts of Tunceli Province, Elazığ Province, and Bingöl Province. The rebellion was led by Seyid Riza, a chieftain of the Abasan tribe. In 1937 and 1938, the Turkish Armed Forces carried out three Dersim operations against the rebellion, including the Dersim massacre (Tertelê), (sometimes called the Dersim genocide) of civilians: thousands of Kurds were killed and many others were internally displaced.