Title: Alishir Content: Alishir Efendî (Kurdish: Alîşêr Efendî; 1862–9 July 1937), was a Kurdish millitary leader, poet who fought against the Ottomans during WW1, organizator of Koçgiri rebellion and one of the leaders of Dersim rebellion. == Early life == According to Nuri Dersimi, Alishir is the member of the Şeyh Hasanan tribe of Dersim. He was born in the farms of Koçgiri in Ümraniye township and completed his collection in Sivas. He was a very famous Kurdish poet with his natural intelligence, strong logic and reasoning, and extraordinary talent. After the death of Mustafa Pasha, Alishir; the deceased's eldest son, Alişan, was appointed as his guardian, and for this reason, he had a great influence over the general Koçgiri tribes. Alishir used this influence in the full sense of the word for the cause of liberation and the Independence of Kurdistan, and for this purpose, he succeeded in creating a strong unity among the tribes of Dersim. Later, he married his relative, Zarife. Alishir wrote poems and uttered sayings in Kurdish. == World War I == Alishir joined the Russian army in the 1914 World War in order to secure the independence of Kurdistan. As the Kurdish representative of the Koçgiri, Sivas, Malatya and Dersim regions, worked for the establishment of a autonomous Kurdistan administration under Russian auspices. During the Russian occupation of Erzincan, Alishir came to the Ovacık district center with a military detachment and abolished the Turkish administration and established a Kurdish administration there. This success had secured the contact points of the Russian armies with Dersim. Already in this period, Dersim was able to establish a completely independent administration. The Russian armies began to retreat, and Alisher was forced to leave them and return to Dersim, where he remained. Ottoman Turkish commander Vehip Pasha; Since he considered the situation of Dersim very important in terms of politics, he ensured the pardon of Alishir and other Koçkiri and Dersim youth who joined Russia with him in order to win the Kurds, thus allowing Alishir to return to Koçgiri again. == After the WW1 == The situation that occurred due to the great revolution in Russia at the end of 1917 necessitated the withdrawal of the Russian armies from Erzincan, and the general withdrawal movement that started in the fronts at the end of the same year forced the Armenian forces to take new military measures. Armenian Dashnak leader Sebastatsi Murad wanted to make a strong alliance with the Dersimites. During the negotiations with Alishir on this issue, some important conditions could not be agreed and Sebastatsi Murad's attempt failed. According to Alishir's statement, Murat Pasha proposed a project that followed the aim of Greater Armenia alone, and because he was afraid to enter into an alliance about the autonomy and independence of Kurdistan, it was not possible to agree with him and therefore he was forced to withdraw to Western Dersim. By sending a mandate to the Society for the Rise of Kurdistan in Istanbul, he declared the loyalty of Koçgiri and Dersim Kurds to the Society, and at the same time established branches to this Society with all sides. Later, he came to Dersim and sent telegrams to the Ankara government, together with the Dersimites, regarding the verification of the autonomy of Kurdistan in accordance with the Treaty of Sevres. Apart from these activities in the field of diplomacy. Taking advantage of his presence in Dersim, he was giving conferences on the Kurdish people and creating important currents as well as establishing organizations to ensure the Kurdish independence. == Dersim rebellion and death == In the 1937 Dersim 'war', he cooperated with Seit Riza and tried to strengthen the spirituality of the Dersimites and to reinforce the general unity with words, pen and de facto. The center of gravity of the war was on Seyid Riza, and Alishir was arrangement war plans. Therefore General Alpdoğan's sole purpose was to have the Alishir destroyed. It was to ensure the fulfillment of this purpose, the Rehber was involved in the war for fifteen days. According to Nuri Dersimi, the Rehber, who was 'bitch and cunning', was able to gain the trust of all other chiefs other than Seyid Riza, even Alishir. Seyid Riza's headquarters was in Halvori Vank, and Alishir's in Ağdat, he even had a familial melce in a cave at the foot of Tujik mountain. Since the Rehber was always in contact with Alişer, he was aware of all the plans of Seyid Riza. In order to prevent further human bloodshed, Seyid Riza had decided that Alisher would seek asylum in Iran or Iraq and beg the intercession of the governments of France and England. The Rehber was aware of this decision. The Rehber then went to Alisher with eight armed companions and tricked him to death. == Secondary literature and popular culture == Books * Munzuroğlu, Doğan. "Alişer". Fam Yayınları. Istanbul, 2015. * Dersimi, Ali. "Alişer Efendi ve Zarife Xatun (Dersim-Koçgiri Direnişleri)". Peri Yayınları. Istanbul, 2010. Songs * "Koçgiri başladı harba", it is a folk song sung by singers such as Cihan Çelik, Ali Ekber Eren, Veysel Aydın and is based on a poem by Alishir.