One of the most overlooked parts of Ukraine is its diversity. The Crimean Tatars – a national minority native to Crimea and recognized as an indigenous people of Ukraine – are a perfect example. The ...

Every year on 26 June, the Day of the Crimean Tatar Flag is celebrated in Ukraine. This is a blue flag with a yellow coat of arms – taraq tamga, which is more than 100 years old. It symbolises the ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Crimea on March 18, he highlighted the area’s sacred history, invoking the tenth-century conversion of Vladimir the Great to ...

There are compelling grounds for fearing that Russia's restoration work on the world-renowned Khan's Palace in Bakhchysarai could forever destroy this vital monument of Crimean Tatar cultural heritage ...

BAKHCHYSARAI, Crimea—Guliver Altın loves old maps. He loves the crudely drawn outlines of continents and oceans, the regions of bright green and red and yellow—shapes and colors moving across the ages ...

When the world discusses Crimea, the conversation often begins and ends with the question: to whom does it belong? Left out of this binary is the voice of Crimea’s Indigenous people: the Crimean ...

Crimea is not just a peninsula, it is the cradle of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people. For three and a half centuries (the U.S. celebrates 249 years this year), the Crimean Tatars had their own ...