Birinci Dünya Savaşı Dönemi Kırım Tatar Türküleri
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2020

The Russian Empire joined in the First World War in the summer of 1914.This meant that the Crimean Tatars along with other Muslim-Turks living in the Empire also went to war.Most Crimean Tatar soldiers served in the Crimea Cavalry Regiment and fought against the Austro-Hungarian Army.More than 100,000 Muslim-Turkish soldiers were killed, wounded or taken prisoner during the war.These First World War experiences have been the subject of Crimean Tatar folk literature, especially folk songs.These s