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Crimean Tatars

Workers repair the railway part of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. 
Ukraine
Crimean Tatars long to return to a liberated Crimea
Crimean Tatars speak after the prayer in a Mosque marking the Eid al-Adha, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Bakhchisarai, Crimea, on Sat. Oct. 4, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
7 years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Indigenous Tatars still face persecution
Elmaz and her husband, Timur Barotov, refugees from Crimea who now live in Lviv, Ukraine
Conflict
One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara December 1, 2014.
Global Politics
Russia and Turkey’s leaders have similar styles, but an uneasy relationship
Arts, Culture & Media
Crimea has long held a special place in culture and imagination
Crimean Tatars demonstrate to keep Crimea part of Ukraine. They're holding yellow and blue balloons, the colors of Ukraine's flag.
Conflict & Justice
For Crimean Tatars, the Ukraine-Russia standoff is full of risk
A military personnel member, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a local airfield, near the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Lyubimovka, some 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Simferopol, Crimea's capital.
Global Politics
A US ambassador says Russia is naive to think it can easily annex Crimea
Protestors in the Crimean city of Simferopol come out support of the new government in Kiev.
Conflict & Justice
Russian troops are stirring ethnic tensions that could tear Crimea apart