Crimean Tatars

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Crimean Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to the Crimean Peninsula, with a distinct language, culture, and history marked by periods of autonomy, repression, and diaspora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people
ethnic group
continent Asia
Europe
culturalRevival post-Soviet period
culturalSymbol Tamga of the Giray dynasty
linked to: Giray
deportationDestination Kazakh SSR
Russian SFSR
Uzbek SSR
linked to: Uzbekistan
deportedBy Soviet Union
deportedUnder Joseph Stalin
diaspora Bulgaria
Canada
Romania
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan
ethnogenesisLocation Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea
experienced forced assimilation policies
political repression
flag Crimean Tatar flag
flagColor sky blue
flagSymbol golden tamga
historicalCapital Bakhchysarai
linked to: Bakhchisarai
historicalEvent annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire in 1783
return from exile to Crimea after 1989
historicalState Crimean Khanate
indigenousTo Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea
ISO639LanguageCode crh
language Crimean Tatar language
languageBranch Kipchak languages
languageFamily Turkic languages
majorDeportation 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars
minorityStatusIn Crimea
nationalMovement Crimean Tatar national movement
politicalRepresentativeBody Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
populationEstimate hundreds of thousands
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy Ukraine
religion Sunni Islam
ruledBy Giray dynasty
linked to: Giray
scriptUsed Arabic alphabet
Cyrillic alphabet
linked to: Cyrillic script

Latin alphabet
selfDesignation Qırımtatarlar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
traditionalCuisine cheburek
pilaf
sarma
yantyk
traditionalDance Crimean Tatar folk dance
traditionalMusic Crimean Tatar folk music
traditionalRegion Central Crimea
Northern Crimea
Southern coast of Crimea
traditionalReligionInstitution Muftiate of Crimea
UNESCOConcern endangered language
vassalOf Ottoman Empire

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Crimea populationIncludes Crimean Tatars
Crimea indigenousPeople Crimean Tatars
Livadia languageUsed Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Roman-Kosh hasNameInLanguage crimean tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Yalta languageUsed Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Crimean Khanate language Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Ukrainians relatedEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars selfDesignation Qırımtatarlar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Eupatoria hasEthnicCommunity Crimean Tatars
Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Southwestern Turkic hasMember Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Bakhchisarai ethnicAssociation Crimean Tatars
Giray governedPeople Crimean Tatars
Taurida Oblast ethnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Muftiate of Crimea mainConstituency Crimean Tatars
Muftiate of Crimea represents Crimean Tatar Muslims
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Muftiate of Crimea ethnicFocus Crimean Tatars
Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People partOf Crimean Tatar national movement
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Kipchak languages spokenBy Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar flag country Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar flag ethnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar flag represents Crimean Tatar people
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar flag usedBy Crimean Tatar national movement
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar flag usedBy Crimean Tatar diaspora
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Central Crimea historicallyInhabitedBy Crimean Tatars
Central Crimea hasMajorityLanguageHistorically Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Tatars subgroup Crimean Tatars
Southern Ukraine ethnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Northern Crimea traditionalHomelandOf Crimean Tatars
Northern Crimea culturalCenterFor Crimean Tatars
Northern Crimea hasEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Northern Crimea wasAffectedBy Crimean Tatar return movement after 1989
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Kebir-Jami Mosque ethnicTradition Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Kebir-Jami Mosque usedBy Crimean Tatars
Genoese colonies in Crimea ethnicGroup Tatars
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Gözleve hasEthnicCommunity Crimean Tatars
Eastern Crimea hasEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Yevpatoria hasEthnicCommunity Crimean Tatars
Kezlev usedBy Crimean Tatars
Kumyk closelyRelatedTo Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan ethnicGroup Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
Hürrem Sultan capturedBy Crimean Tatars
Karachays relatedEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars
Turkic peoples hasEthnicSubgroup Crimean Tatars