Government Republic Founded 1927 | President Ibrahim Haski Date dissolved 1930 | |
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Capital Kurd Ava / Kurdava(Doğubayazıt) Languages KurdishKurmanjiSoraniZazakiGorani | ||
The Republic of Ararat or Kurdish Republic of Ararat was a self-proclaimed Kurdish state. It was located in eastern Turkey, being centered on Karaköse Province. Agirî is the Kurdish name for Ararat.
History
The Republic of Ararat, led by the central committee of Xoybûn party, declared independence on October 28, 1927 or 1928, during a wave of rebellion among Kurds in southeastern Turkey.
The Ararat rebellion was led by General Ihsan Nuri Pasha. In October 1927, Kurd Ava or Kurdava, a village near Mount Ararat was designated as the provisional capital of Kurdistan. Xoybûn made appeals to the Great Powers and the League of Nations, and also sent messages to other Kurds in Iraq and Syria to ask for co-operation.
The Turkish military subsequently defeated the Republic of Ararat in September 1930.