Hasan Hayri or Hasan Hayri Kanko () (b. 1881 (1497), Akpınar, Hozat,

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- 1925), was a Kurdish politician from Dersim. Hasan_Hayri

Early life

Hasanli was the son of Beyzade Murtaza Agha. After completing primary and secondary education in Dersim, he was taken to the Tribal Class of the

Ottoman Military Academy The Turkish Military Academy () or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is ...

on 3 October 1896. He was appointed to the 4th Army Siverek Tribal Cavalry Regiment, graduating with the rank of Lieutenant Cavalry on 24 February 1898.

Career

While he was in charge of the Van Military Service Branch, he became a deputy of Dersim at the election held for the last period of the Meclis-i Mebusan. In 1920, he served as a deputy of Dersim in the first period of the

Turkish Grand National Assembly The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( ), usually referred to simply as the GNAT or TBMM, also referred to as , in Turkish, is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Consti ...

: He worked in the Parliament on Health and Social Aid, Petition, Economics, and National Defense Commissions. In the Sheikh Said Rebellion, Hasan Hayri was arrested and sentenced to death at the Eastern Independence Court, arguing that he participated in actions to help the insurgents.

Personal life

He was married and had four children. His family received the surname "Kanko" (some sources say Kano).

Death

In 1923,

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demanded independence for the

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at the Congress of the

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, where

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were engaged in negotiations. Atatürk ordered Hasan Hayri to go to parliament in Kurdish clothes, which were forbidden in Turkey, and testify that the Kurdish people did not want independence and wished to remain under Turkish governmental authority. Following the Congress of Lausanne, Hasan Hayri was arrested for wearing Kurdish clothes and for conspiracy against national security and was sentenced to death. He was hanged by Turkish forces following the court decision. Before his death he was asked his last request and said: "bury my body in the way of Kurdish people, till any Kurd passes from there spitting on my grave." He called himself "Ker Hesen" (meaning Hasan the donkey, or idiot Hasan) and at the moment of hanging, shouted, "Uh

Sheikh Said Sheikh Said (; – 29 June 1925) was a Zaza Kurd religious leader, one of the leading sheikhs of the Naqshbandi order and the head of the Sheikh Said rebellion. He was born around 1865 in Hınıs or Palu, into an influential family of the N ...

, Ker Hesen has been also martyred in the way of Kurdistan!" Hasan Hayri became a symbol of betrayal among the Kurds. The Turkish government replaced his grave years after his execution.Who was Ker Hesen? (Persian).
''Xaki Kurdistan, 21 April 2018.''

References

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