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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. 

Crimean Tatars long to return to a liberated Crimea

Ukraine

After nearly a full year of war with Russia, Ukrainian leaders say victory will come when the Russians make a full retreat out of Ukraine — including the Crimean Peninsula.

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.

7 years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Indigenous Tatars still face persecution

Conflict & Justice
Elmaz and her husband, Timur Barotov, refugees from Crimea who now live in Lviv, Ukraine

One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories

Conflict
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.

Russia and Turkey’s leaders have similar styles, but an uneasy relationship

Global Politics

Crimea has long held a special place in culture and imagination

Arts, Culture & Media
Crimean Tatars demonstrate to keep Crimea part of Ukraine. They're holding yellow and blue balloons, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

For Crimean Tatars, the Ukraine-Russia standoff is full of risk

Conflict & Justice

The Crimean Tatars are just a small slice of Crimea’s population, but their voices could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. And Russia is courting them hard.The Crimean Tatars are just a small slice of Crimea’s population, but their voices could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. And Russia is courting them hard.

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.

A US ambassador says Russia is naive to think it can easily annex Crimea

Global Politics

Michael McFaul spent years living in Moscow as the US ambassador, with a front-row seat to the diplomatic dance between the US and Russia. Now, he’s come home, but he remains fiercely interested in what’s happening in the region. Especially with Ukraine.Michael McFaul spent years living in Moscow as the US ambassador, with a front-row seat to the diplomatic dance between the US and Russia. Now, he’s come home, but he remains fiercely interested in what’s happening in the region. Especially with Ukraine.

Protestors in the Crimean city of Simferopol come out support of the new government in Kiev.

Russian troops are stirring ethnic tensions that could tear Crimea apart

Conflict & Justice

Masked Russian troops have moved into Crimea, with unmarked uniforms and heavy arms. Some of the residents cheer them, while others fear them. And they may be the undoing of the delicate ethnic balance in Crimea.Masked Russian troops have moved into Crimea, with unmarked uniforms and heavy arms. Some of the residents cheer them, while others fear them. And they may be the undoing of the delicate ethnic balance in Crimea.