Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
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The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People or parliament (Crimean Tatar: Qırımtatar Milliy Meclisi; Ukrainian: Меджлiс Кримськотатарського Народу) is a representative body of the Crimean Tatars, living in their homeland of Crimea, Ukraine. Since 1998, Mustafa Abdülcemil Qırımoğlu is the Mejlis's 33rd chairman.
The Mejlis was founded in 1991, to act as a representative body for the Crimean Tatars which could address grievances to the Ukrainian central government, the Crimean government, and international bodies.[1]
On June 30, 1991, the Mejlis declared its sovereignty over the Crimean Tatars, and adopted the Crimean Tatar's national anthem and the national flag.[2] Also, the Crimean Tatars elected 14 Crimean Tatar Deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea. These 14 deputies were the first Crimean Tatar representatives in the Crimean Parliament for over 50 years.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ziad, Waleed; Laryssa Chomiak (February 20, 2007). "A lesson in stifling violent extremism" (in English). CS Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0220/p09s02-coop.html. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Altan, Mubeyyin Batu (December 1994). "Crimean Tatar Fact Sheet: Chronology" (in English). Euronet Internet. http://www.euronet.nl/users/sota/krfacts.html. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People — Official website (English)/(Turkish)/(Crimean Turkish)/(Russian)/(Ukrainian)
- Center of the Information and Documentation of Crimean Tatars — Statute on Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (Russian)
