Crimean Tatar Resources

NYS New Americans Hotline [EN, TR, UA, RU, and others]

• Provides free, confidential legal support for asylum applications and deportation defense in New York State. Call: 1-800-566-7636.

Razom for Ukraine [EN, UA]

• Runs community grants, cultural events, and advocacy programs that can support Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar community projects. In NYC, their Ukrainian Response Initiative (Part of the $2 million initiative from the Mayor's Office) provides comprehensive case management, legal clinics, and referral services for displaced Ukrainians by appointment.

Crimean Tatars Club [RU, EN, CRH] 

• A cultural and historical web project covering Crimean Tatar life, people, society, history, and art.

Devlet Saray Museum [EN]

• The official site of the virtual museum and cultural project for the Khan's Palace.

Google Arts & Culture: Crimean Tatars [EN]

• An interactive digital story about the history and cultural heritage of the Crimean Tatar people, hosted on Google Arts & Culture.

Qırım Online [CRH, EN]

• An online music streaming platform dedicated to Crimean Tatar audio heritage, featuring a wide collection of albums and artists.

Tamırlar (Roots) [UA, EN, CRH, RU]

• A cultural and historical project dedicated to the genealogy and family roots of Crimean Tatars.

🇺🇿 Central Asia

• Avdet Krim Tatar National Cultural Center (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) [UZ, RU] 

  • Primary cultural center and community hub for descendants of the 1944 Sürgün (Genocide and Exile).

🇪🇺 Europe & Balkans

• 🇧🇬 Asabay (Vetovo, Bulgaria) [EN, BG] 

  • Historic community organization preserving identity in the Balkans. Its existence and role are documented in academic research on the community's preservation of historical identity. 

• 🇩🇪 KERMEN (Germany) [DE, UA] 

  • Human rights center organizing events and co-publishing history and political materials.

• 🇷🇴 UDTTMR (Romania) [RO, TR] 

  • The primary democratic union representing Tatars in Romania.

• 🇵🇱 Fundacja "Krymski Dom" (Warsaw, Poland) [PL, UA, EN] 

  • A major cultural and advocacy center for the diaspora in Poland.

🇨🇦 North America

• Crimean Tatars Association of Canada (Toronto) [EN, FR, UA, TR] 

  • The national organization for the Crimean Tatar diaspora in Canada.

🇹🇷 Türkiye

• Eskişehir Kırım Derneği [TR] 

  • A key diaspora hub known for organizing large-scale cultural festivals.

• Kırım Türkleri Derneği (Ankara) [TR] 

  • The general headquarters for the Crimean Tatar association in Türkiye.

• Kırım Türkleri Kültür ve Yardımlaşma Derneği (İstanbul) [TR] 

  • Major branch focused on cultural preservation, aid, and advocacy.

Assembly of Crimean Tatar Organizations (ACO) [DE, PL]

• A transnational umbrella organization founded in Nuremberg, Germany (2025), to unite activists and organizations from Germany, Belgium, and Poland and lobby European structures.

Crimea Platform [EN, UA, CRH]

• The official site of the international diplomatic initiative to de-occupy Crimea, led by the government of Ukraine.

CrimeaSOS [EN, UA]

• A major humanitarian and legal aid organization established in 2014. They provide direct social assistance to IDPs, legal support for political prisoners, and advocacy for the de-occupation of Crimea.

Crimean Solidarity [RU, UA, EN]

• A key human rights initiative documenting political persecution in Crimea, primarily against Crimean Tatars.

Crimean Tatar Resource Center (CTRC) [UA, EN, RU, CRH]

• An NGO focused on human rights advocacy, analysis, and collecting data on the situation in occupied Crimea.

Crimean Tatar Foundation USA  [EN]

• USA (National) - A non-profit focused on preserving heritage and national-level advocacy.

Emel Vakfı (Emel Foundation) [TR, CRH]

• Türkiye - The foundation preserving the legacy of the "Emel" journal, a historic organ of the national movement.

General Petro Grigorenko Foundation [EN, UA, RU]

• A New York-based foundation established to study totalitarianism and preserve the history of the human rights movement, named for the Soviet dissident who defended Crimean Tatars.

International Committee for Crimea (ICC) [EN]

• A Washington, DC-based international advocacy group and online resource hub providing reports, articles, and commentaries on Crimean Tatar history, culture, and repatriation.

Kırım Vakfı (Crimean Foundation) [TR] 

• Turkey (Istanbul) - Another major foundation in Türkiye focused on culture and education.

Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People [CRH, UA, EN, RU]

• The official website of the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatar people.

Presidential Rep. in Crimea [UA, EN, CRH]

• The official website of the Representation of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Tataria: All About the Tatar World [EN]

• A blog run by the ​ICATAT (Institut for Caucasia-, Tatarica- and Turkestan Studies) advocacy initiative in Germany, collecting information on Tatar history, culture, and migration.

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) [EN] 

• A Brussels-based international advocacy group of which the Crimean Tatars (represented by the Mejlis) have been a member since 1991, working to amplify their voice and safeguard their rights.

Ana Yurt [CRH, RU]

• A comprehensive cultural portal featuring Crimean Tatar language lessons (grammar, vocabulary), dictionaries, and libraries of literature and folklore.

Armançıq [CRH, RU]

• An online educational magazine for children featuring stories, poems, and cognitive activities in Crimean Tatar (available in Latin and Cyrillic scripts).

Bülbül [CRH, UA, RU]

• A multimedia educational platform for children designed to teach the Crimean Tatar language through cartoons, fairy tales, songs, and interactive materials.

Crimean Tatar Wikipedia [CRH]

• The official Crimean Tatar language (Latin and Cyrillic script) version of Wikipedia, a vital resource for language preservation and literacy.

Google Translate (Crimean Tatar) [CRH (Cyrillic), CRH (Latin)]

• The Google Translate interface optimized for the Crimean Tatar language. Essential for rapid translation and communication.

National Corpus of the Crimean Tatar Language [CRH, UA, EN]

• The largest electronic collection of Crimean Tatar texts, offering search tools and data for linguistic research, lexicography, and software development.

Qırım Jr. [CRH]

• A dedicated children’s educational platform featuring interactive lessons and materials to teach Crimean Tatar language and culture to young learners.

Qirimtatar Tili (Library) [CRH, EN, UA]

• A web app for learning Crimean Tatar (Latin alphabet) with good library materials.

Qirimca.org [EN, UA, CRH]

• A central hub for language projects.

Quran (Crimean Tatar Translation) [CRH, UA]

• An online, searchable Crimean Tatar (Cyrillic) translation of the Quran.

Tayçıq [CRH, RU]

• App focused on cultural and educational content for Crimean Tatar children, offering stories, games, and activities in the native language.

ATR (TV Channel) [UA, CRH, EN]

• The primary independent TV channel. The main source for news, culture, and political talk shows.

Genç Tatar [TR, CRH]

• An online magazine and media platform for the Crimean Tatar youth, affiliated with the diaspora in Türkiye.

Kırım Haber Ajansı - QHA  [TR, EN, RU, FR, AR, DE, ES, JA, ZH-CN]

• (Crimean News Agency) - A major news agency based in Türkiye and Ukraine.

Крым.Реалии (Krym.Realii / Qırım.Aqiqat) [RU, UA, CRH]

• The main portal for RFE/RL's (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) Crimean Service for independent news and analysis.

QIRIM.News [EN, UA]

• An independent news agency covering events in Crimea and related to Crimean Tatars.

Suspilne Crimea [UA, RU, CRH]

• The Crimean branch of the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, with dedicated content.

Qırımlı in Tech [EN, CRH]

• A global, digital-first LinkedIn group for Crimean Tatars working in the technology industry.