May 21, the Circassian Day of Mourning… The Circassians, an indigenous people of the Caucasus region, resisted the invasion attempts of Tsarist Russia for nearly 300 years. On May 21, 1864, Tsarist ...
There has been a reaction towards Mehmet Kasım Fırat, the President of the Şeyh Said and Companions Association, who referred to the the Balkans and Caucasus-origin people living in Turkey as "the ...
epa04052150 Members of a Circassian ethnic group shout slogans during a protest against the Olympic Winter Games 2014 in front of the Russian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 02 February 2014. The ...