WThe Sheikh Said Rebellion or Genç Incident was a Kurdish rebellion aimed at reviving the Islamic caliphate and sultanate. It used elements of Kurdish nationalism to recruit. It was led by Sheikh Said and a group of former Ottoman soldiers also known as the Hamidiye regiments. The rebellion was carried out by two Kurdish sub-groups, the Zaza and the Kurmanji.
WFerzende or Ferzende Beg, was a Kurdish Heseni tribesman, soldier and politician.
WHasan Hayri or Hasan Hayri Kanko, - (1925), was a Kurdish politician from Dersim.
WArif Örgüç, also known as Mehmet Arif Örgüç, Hacı Arif Örgüç was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
WLütfi Müfit Özdeş was a military officer of the Ottoman Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey. He was one of the founding members of Vatan ve Hürriyet. In 1925 he was appointed a member of the Independence Tribunal in Diyarbakır, which was established the counter the Sheikh Said rebellion and sentenced Sheikh Said to death.
WSheikh Said of Palu was a Zaza sheikh, the main leader of the Sheikh Said Rebellion and a Sheikh of the Naqshbandi order.
WAli Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey was a Turkish career officer and one of the early key members of the CHP, who served as an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was also a prominent politician of the Republic of Turkey. 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. Later he succeeded Hacim Muhittin Çarıklı as its president.
WTahsin Yazıcı was an Ottoman Army officer and later a Turkish Army general and politician.