Роль А.І. Киримли у розвитку руху кримської діаспори Туреччини (кінець 1980-х – початок 2000-х рр.)

This article is devoted to activities of the prominent figure of the global and Turkey’s Crimean diaspora, statesmen and politician, Ahmet Ihsan Kirimli (1920-2011) to unite Turkey’s Crimean diaspora, to institutionalize the diaspora’s movement, to create conditions for an effectual support for the repatriation process of the Qirimli nation from the former places of the exile to their historical Motherland – Crimea by the Crimean associations of Turkey at the end of 20 century. His role and contribution to processes to restore the Qirimli’s rights and freedoms, to revive their culture, language and education have been evaluated too. Also it have been studied little known in Ukraine historical facts on A.I. Kirimli’s cooperation with the World Ukrainian diaspora and his activities to develop fruitful relations between the independent Ukraine and the Turkish Republic. Using his hugh prestige of the former lawmaker and minister, he managed to unite various associations and establish the powerful and influential umbrella organization of the Crimean centres in Turkey at the end of the 1980s. However, the principal accomplishment of A.I. Kirimli, as the Chairman of the General Centre of the Association of Culture and Mutual Aid of the Crimean Turks, in the first place, he reversed the direction of the Crimean associations’ activity: not to meet their own needs and wishes, as to learn the folklore or conduct entertainments, but, to work for the sake the assistance for their own nation and the historical Motherland. Moreover, A.I. Kirimli made a significant contribution to develop the Turkish-Ukrainian relations as the head of the Turkish-Ukrainian friendship association. At the present time, the Association of Culture and Mutual Aid of the Crimean Turks is continuing to work based on the principles of A.I. Kirimli as a bridge between our countries.