Ararat rebellion

Ararat rebellion
	Part of Kurdish rebellions in Turkey
	; From left to right: Halis Bey, Ihsan Nuri Pasha, Ferzende Bey
Date	October 1927 – September 17, 1930
Location	Karaköse Province (present-day Ağrı Province), Turkey
Result	Turkish victory Revolt suppressed; Republic of Ararat disbanded;
Belligerents
Turkey	Republic of Ararat
Commanders and leaders
Gazi Mustafa Kemal; İsmet Bey; Fevzi Pasha; İbrahim Tali Öngören; İzzettin Pasha; Salih Pasha; Salih Hulusi Pasha	Ihsan Nuri; Ibrahim Heski; Ferzende; Halis Öztürk
Units involved
Third Army IX Corps; VII Corps;	Xoybûn party;
Strength
10,000–15,000 troops	5,000–8,000
Casualties and losses
	4,500–47,000

The Ararat rebellion, also known as the Ağrı rebellion (Turkish: Ağrı ayaklanmaları or Ağrı isyanı), was a 1930 uprising of the Kurds of Ağrı Province, in eastern Turkey, against the Turkish government. The leader of the guerrilla forces during the rebellion was Ihsan Nuri of the Jibran tribe.

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