Circassian Government Politics Websites

Circassian Outrage At Anniversary Plans   - Details

An official initiative to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Adygeia’s “unification” with Russia has angered Adygs, also known as Circassians, who accuse the Russian federal and local authorities of distorting history for political gain.

Russia arrests leader of Circassian ethnic minority   - Details

Russian authorities have arrested a prominent community leader from the country’s Circassian ethnic minority

Sochi and the Circassian Issue   - Details

Neither the Russian Olympic team’s victory in the unofficial medal competition at the Sochi Winter Games nor Russia’s achievements in sports can compensate for the number

Circassian Genocide' Report Heard in Parliament   - Details

Discussions within the Parliament on recognizing 19th century massacre and deportations of Circassians by the Tsarist Russia in the ..

Georgia Recognizes Circassian Genocide   - Details

Kazakhstan's Bloody January 2022 ... The vote came on the eve of Circassian ... government's clarion call to support the Circassians as a

In-fighting Splits Circassian Minorities   - Details

Cherkess and Abazin politicians are ostracised for accepting posts in the Karachai government

What is your opinion on the Circassian people and their ...   - Details

nternational politics, coupled with ... Government and various Circassian organizations worldwide. ... In 1864, the Russian Empire began the ...

Circassian Activism before and after the Sochi Olympics   - Details

Circassian Activism: Framing and Symbolic Politics ... politics and symbolic politics that are of ... entire Russian government to open up the

Moscow Hardens Its Confrontational Stance Toward Circassian Activists   - Details

On September 23, the Russian justice ministry issued an official warning to the Circassian Congress in Adygea. Russian officials accused the Circassian activists of extremism and incitement of hatred. Following the recognition of the

circassians in russia and turkey: divided ethnic group from ...   - Details

18 May 2016 — However, the activists have certainly raised awareness of Circassian ... Thus, the Russian government is forcing Circassians ... policies toward the ...

Turkey hosted the first-ever independent Circassian event, a move that will unsettle Russia   - Details

On August 5 Turkey hosted the inaugural conference on an independent Circassia, with the event facilitated by the local government of Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, which is controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Turkish Conference Advocating an Independent Circassia Risks Upsetting Russia   - Details

On August 5 Turkey hosted the inaugural conference on an independent Circassia, with the event facilitated by the local government of Istanbul's Üsküdar district, which is controlled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

The Circassians come home   - Details

When Russia extended its empire in the Caucasus region in the late 19th century, its Muslim Circassian population was forced to migrate to areas in the Ottoman Empire

Turkey’s divided Circassians   - Details

We have never been united,” says Janberd Dinçer, one of Turkey’s leading Circassian activists. “But today, we are more divided than ever.

Sochi stirs Circassian nationalism   - Details

Sochi stirs Circassian nationalism

Political Participation Strategies of the Circassian Diaspora in Turkey   - Details

his study is an attempt to summarize the political participation strategies generated by the Circassians in Turkey since the 1970s. In depicting those strategies, the institutional channelling theory shall be used.

INTERVIEW: Circassian identity a ‘hidden germ’ in Turkish politics   - Details

Circassians first came to Anatolia in significant numbers during the 19th century, when up to a million were forced out of their homeland in the North Caucasus by the Russian Empire.

Syrian Circassians Under Pressure from both the Government and Opposition   - Details

On March 20, members of a Russian parliamentary delegation who traveled to Syria reported that at least 100 families of Syrian Circassians were prepared

Circassian Group Seeks Government Funds to Counter Other Circassian Groups   - Details

On June 24, Circassian activist Andzor Kabard exposed the International Circassian Association (ICA) for having applied for Russian government funding to challenge other Circassian organizations. In revealing this fact, Kabard declared on Facebook that ICA no longer exists (facebook.com, June 24).

The Circassians of Turkey: War, Violence and Nationalism from the Ottomans to Ataturk   - Details

Book Club: Research into the Circassian's role within the Ottoman Empire has been largely muted since the establishment of the Turkish Republic by Ataturk in 1923. In Caner Yelbasi's latest book, he examines the ethnic group's varied engagements.