📽️ A commemorative event marking the 81st anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people was held at the Zhovten cinema, featuring a screening of the film 1944. The event was initiated by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.
🎙️ Opening remarks were delivered by Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, Chairman of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov, Head of the Information Department of the Mission Yevhen Bondarenko, and Mavile Khalil, screenwriter of the film and manager at the Crimean Studies Center of NaUKMA. The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Crimean Tatar community, civil society, and military personnel.
🎞️ As part of the event, attendees viewed the documentary film 1944, produced by FRESH Production. The film presents testimonies from those who survived the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people. The witnesses recount how their families were awakened by sudden knocks on the door, how they were loaded into cattle cars and taken from their native Crimea, and how the first years in exile began — years marked by hunger, disease, and mass mortality. These harsh conditions led to the deaths of nearly half of the deported population — 46% of the Crimean Tatar people.
🖼️ The event also featured the information exhibition QIRIM IÇÜN / For Crimea, showcasing works by Ukrainian artist Anton Logov. The exhibition is dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People and aims to foster reflection on Crimea’s historical connection to Ukraine — from the era of the Crimean Khanate, which established a tradition of statehood, to the tragedies and resistance of the 20th and 21st centuries. Special attention was given to illustrating the continuity of Russia’s repressive policies: from the first annexation of the peninsula in 1783, to the 1944 genocide, and the ongoing occupation that began in 2014.
📌 The event was organized by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, the @QTMMinfo, the state enterprise Crimean House, and the Crimean Studies Center at NaUKMA. Partners of the event included the Crimean Tatar cuisine restaurant Musafir, the united initiative Crimean Front, and the Zhovten cinema.
Kırım Tatar Millî Meclisi (KTMM) Üyesi ve Şefika Gaspıralı Uluslararası Kadın Birliği Başkanı Prof. Dr. Gayana Yüksel, 1944 Kırım Tatar Sürgünü ve Soykırımı’nın 81. yıl dönümüne özel bir anma mesajı yayımladı.
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