Crimean Tatar

Street in Ankara named after Crimean Tatar journalist and activist Şefiqa Gaspıralı

One of the streets in Ankara, Turkiye, has been named after Crimean Tatar political activist and journalist Şefiqa Gaspıralı, who headed the first Muslim women’s magazine in Crimea, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center reported on March 31.

1 April, 08:05 PM

Ukrainian ambassador presents Erdoğan with symbolic shield

Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Nariman Dzhelyal presented Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a ceramic shield, a symbolic gift from the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar peoples, Dzhelyal announced on Facebook, where he also shared photos on July 10.

10 July 2025, 05:43 PM

UK Prime Minister visits Crimean Tatar restaurant in Kyiv

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid a visit to a well-known Crimean Tatar restaurant in Kyiv during his trip to the Ukrainian capital on May 11, where he sampled a variety of dishes and received a traditional souvenir.

13 May 2025, 04:14 PM

Russian missile strike damages mosque in Kyiv's Nyvky district

The Russian missile strike severely damaged a mosque in Kyiv's Nyvky district, Refat Chubarov, the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, wrote on Facebook early on Sept. 2.

2 September 2024, 09:41 AM

Crimean parliament leader discusses strategies for Ukraine to liberate Crimea

First Deputy of the Mejlis (Parliament) of the Crimean Tatar people, recently returned from Russian captivity, believes that Ukraine will be able to liberate Crimea using a combined approach, Nariman Dzhelal said in an interview with NV on July 10.

11 July 2024, 06:11 PM

Outspoken Crimean Tatar activist Dzhemilev teasingly 'complains' to Zelenskyy about Defense Minister

The Crimean Tatar community is very happy about the appointment of Rustem Umerov as Defense Minister, the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, said in an interview with NV published on Feb. 26.

27 February 2024, 04:25 PM

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