The promotion program of the "Finnish Tatars" book, translated into Turkish with the support of the Presidency for Turks Abro...
Activities
Oral History Studies
Oral history studies supported by our Presidency aim to record the historical values of related communities and to convey the importance of world peace to young generations in order to prevent the repetition of past sufferings. In 2019, two oral history studies, namely the Crimean Oral History Study “They Were Human, Too” and “1944 Meskhetian Exile: Last Witnesses” were supported.
“They Were Human, Too” Crimean Oral History Study
"1944 Crimean Tatar Exile Oral History Study" was carried out in order to record the suffering of the Crimean Tatars during their exile in 1944. Approximately 250 Crimean Tatars who lived through the exile were interviewed and their experiences were recorded to be passed on to future generations and to be the subject of documentaries and scientific studies.
“1944 Meskhetian Exile: Last Witnesses”
Due to the "75th Anniversary Commemoration Program of the Meskhetian Exile", many projects were carried out to keep the memories of the exile alive and pass them on to future generations. Within the scope of these projects, first of all, the "Oral History Documentary Book" was published.
The documentary book, which was compiled through interviews with Meskhetian Turks who witnessed the Meskhetian Exile living in countries such as Türkiye, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, aims to preserve the cultural heritage of Meskhetian Turks andhand it down to the next generations.
In addition, with the "Inventory Book of Turkish-Islamic Works in the Meskhetian Region", extensive studies were carried out in the Ottoman and Georgian archives, Turkish works between the city center of Meskhetian and Aspinza city center were found, these works were photographed and their architectural drawings were recorded.