About Crimean Tatars

About Crimean Tatars https://ctrcenter.org/en/o-krymskih-tatarah History Crimean Tatars are indigenous inhabitants of Crimea, the Eastern European Turkic people historically formed in the Crimean Peninsula. Ethnogenesis The ethnic history of the Crimean Tatar people over the millennia was formed in Crimea. Under the influence of many factors, specific features of the anthropological type, race, language, character, traditions, religion and everyday life of the indigenous people have appeared. It was a difficult process. It was influenced by many peoples and tribal unions, at different times inhabiting the Northern Black Sea region and the Crimean peninsula. Taurians, Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, Hellenes, Goths, Huns, Khazars, Pechenegs, Kypchaks, Italians, Mongolic and Turkic tribes and many others were direct ancestors of modern Crimean Tatars. It cannot be said that someone more, and someone less had an impact on the Crimeans, they all made their significant genetic contribution and laid the foundation for a future nation, which in the 15th century would create its own independent state. Despite the monolithic nature of the Crimean Tatar nation, today it is divided into three main sub-ethnic groups: mountain and foothill – Tatlar, steppe – Noğaylar and south-coastal – Yalıboylular. Among themselves, representatives of these three groups are distinguished by types, features of the dialect, and some features in customs. An important factor was the habitat of each of the three sub-ethnic groups.