Battle of Tekiryaylağı
Part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars
Artwork of the Battle of Tekiryaylağı at Selimnâme
Date Summer 1515 Location Ovacık, Tunceli, Turkey Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha Pir Huseyin Bey	Nur-Ali Khalifa  † Aykutoğlu Bey
Strength
Army of Erzincan	Army of Chemishgezek
Casualties and losses
low	high

The Battle of Tekiryaylağı (Turkish: Tekiryaylağı Muharebesi) took place in the summer of 1515 near Ovacık, Tunceli, and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. The battle marked the halt of the Safavid offensive over North Anatolia; after this battle Tunceli and its surroundings were conquered by the Ottomans. The Tekiryaylağı battle took place near the beginning of a long period of destructive wars, which only ended in 1555 with the Treaty of Amasya.

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