Crimean Tatars

E6711

Turkic people ethnic group

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.

Aliases (9)

Crimean Tatar ×6
Crimean Tatar national movement ×2
Crimean Tatar Muslims ×1
Crimean Tatar diaspora ×1
Crimean Tatar people ×1
Crimean Tatar return movement after 1989 ×1
Qırımtatarlar ×1
Tatars ×1
crimean tatar ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Turkic people → ethnic group →
continent	Asia → Europe →
culturalRevival	post-Soviet period →
culturalSymbol	Tamga of the Giray dynasty →
deportationDestination	Kazakh SSR → Russian SFSR → Uzbek SSR →
deportedBy	Soviet Union →
deportedUnder	Joseph Stalin →
diaspora	Bulgaria → Canada → Romania → Russia → Turkey → Ukraine → United States → Uzbekistan →
ethnogenesisLocation	Crimean Peninsula →
experienced	forced assimilation policies → political repression →
flag	Crimean Tatar flag →
flagColor	sky blue →
flagSymbol	golden tamga →
historicalCapital	Bakhchysarai →
historicalEvent	annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire in 1783 → return from exile to Crimea after 1989 →
historicalState	Crimean Khanate →
indigenousTo	Crimean Peninsula →
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 →
scriptUsed	Arabic alphabet → Cyrillic alphabet → Latin alphabet →
selfDesignation	Qırımtatarlar →
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 →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crimean Tatar flag → Genoese colonies in Crimea ("Tatars") → Southern Ukraine → Taurida Oblast →	ethnicGroup
Crimean Tatar flag ("Crimean Tatar national movement") → Crimean Tatar flag ("Crimean Tatar diaspora") → Kebir-Jami Mosque → Kezlev →	usedBy
Eupatoria → Gözleve → Yevpatoria →	hasEthnicCommunity
Eastern Crimea → Islamic world → Northern Crimea →	hasEthnicGroup
Central Crimea → Northern Crimea →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Livadia ("Crimean Tatar") → Yalta ("Crimean Tatar") →	languageUsed
Crimean Tatar flag ("Crimean Tatar people") → Muftiate of Crimea ("Crimean Tatar Muslims") →	represents
Muftiate of Crimea →	associatedEthnicGroup
Crimean Tatar flag →	country
Northern Crimea →	culturalCenterFor
Central Crimea →	ethnicallyAssociatedWith
Bakhchisarai →	ethnicAssociation
Muftiate of Crimea →	ethnicFocus
Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People →	ethnicGroupRepresented
Crimean Tatar language →	ethnicLanguageOf
Kebir-Jami Mosque ("Crimean Tatar") →	ethnicTradition
Giray →	governedPeople
Central Crimea →	hasHistoricalSignificanceFor
Central Crimea ("Crimean Tatar") →	hasMajorityLanguageHistorically
Southwestern Turkic ("Crimean Tatar") →	hasMember
Roman-Kosh ("crimean tatar") →	hasNameInLanguage
Crimea →	indigenousPeople
Crimean Khanate ("Crimean Tatar") →	language
Muftiate of Crimea →	mainConstituency
Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People ("Crimean Tatar national movement") →	partOf
Crimea →	populationIncludes
Ukrainians →	relatedEthnicGroup
Crimean Tatars ("Qırımtatarlar") →	selfDesignation
Kipchak languages →	spokenBy
Tatars →	subgroup
Northern Crimea →	traditionalHomelandOf
Northern Crimea ("Crimean Tatar return movement after 1989") →	wasAffectedBy