The Çapakçur Battles were battles fought in 1916 between the Imperial Russian forces and the Ottoman Army for the city of Çapakçur. The battle is part of the Turkish 2nd Army's offensive.
== Events == The Ottoman army, which fought against the Russians on the Caucasus front, suffered great casualties due to the harsh winter conditions. The Russians took Bitlis and Muş and advanced towards the west. As the army was insufficient, militia forces were organized from the people of the region and the Russians were tried to be stopped. The militia forces formed from the tribes in Çapakçur, Genç, Solhan and Kiğı defended the region under difficult conditions. Mustafa Kemal Pasha and his comrades-in-arms, who were assigned to the region after the Gallipoli victory, succeeded in pushing the Russians back within today's Bingöl borders with the support of the militia forces. The Turks temporarily returned Muş and Bitlis, but it was soon retaken by the Russians.
== Aftermath == On August 8, the Turks regained the Muş and Bitlis, the battle turned out to be a major success, but on August 23, the Russians returned the territories captured by the Turks and so severely drained the 2nd army that it could not advance until the end of the war.
References
== Literature == Олейников, Алексей (2016). Россия-щит Антанты. С предисловием Николая Старикова. St. Petersburg: Питер. ISBN 978-5-496-01795-4.
