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Siege of Diyarbakir (1514)
Part of Eurphrates-Tigris Expedition Ottoman–Persian wars
Date 1514 - 10 September 1515 Location Diyarbakir Result Decisive Ottoman-Kurdish victory Local government joins the Ottomans. Ottoman Kurdish army crosses the Tigris
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Pro-Ottoman Kurdish tribes	Safavid iran Safavid-supporting Kurdish tribes
Commanders and leaders
Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha Şadi Pasha İdris-i Bitlisi Yiğit Ahmet Cemşid Bey	Ustacalı Kara Han Durmuş Bey
Strength
around 15,000[1]	6,000 - 10,000

Siege of Diyarbakir (1514); started in 1515 when the Safavid army under the command of Ustacalı Karahan wanted to capture Diyarbakır, which was opposing the government. The siege, which lasted approximately 9 months, ended when the Ottoman army under the command of Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha arrived in the region on September 10.

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