Çapanoğlu Uprising

Çapanoğlu Uprising
	Part of Turkish War of Independence Internal Front
	; Ethem Dipsheu and his men together with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in front of the headquarters in the Station, June 1920
Date	1st clash: 15 May 1920 – 27 August 1920; 2nd clash: 5 September 1920 – 30 December 1920
Location	Yozgat, Ottoman Empire
Result	Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Turkish National Movement	Çapanoğlu family
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown; 12 people hanged after the battle; 23 Circassian villagers executed by firing squad

The Çapanoğlu Uprising or Yozgat Rebellion took place in Yozgat during the Turkish War of Independence and was led by Çapanoğlu Edip Bey and his brother Celal Bey. The uprising happened in two phases, the First Yozgat Uprising (15 May - 27 August 1920), which the government mistakenly declared suppressed, and the Second Yozgat Uprising (5 September - 30 December 1920).

The first uprising was started in Yıldızeli under the leadership of Erzurumlu Hüseyin Nazım and Kara Mustafa. The uprising was suppressed by Kuva-yi Seyyare under the command of Ethem Dipsheu, but like other internal rebellions, it weakened the Turkish War of Independence movement and facilitated the work of the occupation forces. By accelerating the advance of the main danger, namely the Greek army, it paved the way for the Greek occupation of Balıkesir and Bursa. When he returned to Ankara from Yozgat, Ethem, who was welcomed by the Assembly as a savior, increased his power even more, separated from Ankara and finally the process leading to the liquidation of Ethem began.