diaspora
  • After Crimea: The New Lives of the Crimean Tatar Diaspora in Turkey
    Ilaria Romano 11 June 2026
    Turkey is home to several Crimean Tatar communities and cultural centers capable of connecting every newcomer with the wider diaspora. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the networking efforts carried out not only in Ankara but also in other Turkish cities became essential for welcoming new arrivals, not merely for maintaining ties with the homeland and preserving cultural identity.
  • Crimean Tatars: The Migrations of a People United in Diaspora
    Ilaria Romano 10 June 2026
    The 1944 deportation left an indelible mark on the history of the Crimean Tatars. It is estimated that at least 200,000 people were forced to leave within just two days, while a policy of erasing traces of the Crimean Tatar presence was launched across the peninsula, from replacing the original names of towns and villages with Russian ones to destroying schools, libraries, and mosques.
  • Turkey, Beyond the Armenian Genocide Debate
    Verda Özer 20 April 2015
    “Prime Minister Erdoğan’s statement of condolence to the Armenians was a milestone in Turkey’s history.” This was the first sentence of my column in daily Hürriyet on April 26 last year. The then Prime Minister Erdoğan had made an unprecedented move in Turkish history by issuing an official statement offering condolences to Armenians on April 24, the 99th anniversary of the Armenian massacres. This year, however, April 24 arrives in Turkey in a totally different atmosphere. The declaration of Pope Francis last Sunday that “the Armenian Genocide is the first genocide of the 20th century” and the resolution adopted by the European Parliament last week urging Turkey to recognize the genocide have rekindled the longstanding genocide debate in the country.
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