TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ DEVLETİ'NE KARŞI İLK İSYAN: NASTURİ İSYANI
THE FIRST REBELLION AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY: NESTORIAN REVOLT

Summary/Abstract: The Ottoman Empire, which had always been a powerful state throughout history, was often perceived as a threat by foreign powers. During the period of decline of the Ottoman Empire, however, foreign states sought to seize the remaining territories by imposing the Treaty of Sèvres, which symbolized the death warrant of the empire. These foreign powers revealed their intentions to dismantle the state in various subsequent conferences. Rebellions, which were planned, encouraged, and even supported by foreign powers, served as a solid pretext for destabilizing the state, potentially allowing for intervention in its internal affairs. The leading country in this strategy was the United Kingdom. With the support of other countries, the United Kingdom played a key role in this period. Driven by its imperialist agenda to control the rich oil resources of the Mosul region and transform the Ottoman Empire into a colony, the UK began to manipulate a Christian community in Hakkari, known as the Nestorians, who were under Ottoman rule. The British stalled the Nestorians with the dream of establishing an independent state but ultimately used them for their interests. In return for this strategy, the Nestorians launched the 1915 Nestorian Rebellion during the Ottoman period, followed by the 1924 Nestorian Rebellion during the Republic of Turkey. Although things seemed to go according to plan initially, these rebellions during both the Ottoman and Republican periods were swiftly suppressed.

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