Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde
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Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde (born 1878, Diyarbakır – 17 February 1933)[1] was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin and a leading member of the influential Ottoman Kurdish Pirinççizâde family from Diyarbekir. He took a leading role in the Armenian genocide in the Diyarbekir vilayet during World War I, and he was later accused of taking part in the Sheikh Said rebellion, although he wasn't sentenced for either. Later he served as a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and a Minister of Public Works in the Turkish Government. He was also awarded the Turkish Medal of Independence.