caption death_place birth_place nationality birth_date language period spouse image article_title name occupation
bektore in 1926 istanbul , turkey kawlaklar/chirnogeni tatar 1888 crimean tatar language 20th century hamide Şewkiy_bektóre_1926 . jpg Şewkiy bektóre
 Şewkiy بَكْتُرَ Шевкъий Бекторе Şevki bektöre shewkiy bektore shevki bektore bektóre Şewkîy bektóre Şewqîy bektóre شَوْكِی بَكْتُرَ شَوْقِی poet , educator , academic , activist
Şewkiy bektóre

Şewkiy bektóre -lrb- also transliterated in crimean tatar as Şewkîy bektóre , Şewqîy bektóre , شَوْكِی بَكْتُرَ , شَوْقِی بَكْتُرَ or Шевкъий Бекторе , in turkish as : Şevki bektöre , and anglicized as : shewkiy bektore or shevki bektore -rrb- -lrb- 1888-1961 -rrb- was a dobrujan-born crimean tatar leading poet , publisher , educator , academic , and activist for ethnic tatar causes .
he created the first arabic script alphabet modified specifically for crimean tatars and authored tatar and turkmen language textbooks .
he served in crimea , caucasus , and central asia , and spent much of his adult life in joseph stalin 's gulags .
