The West and Türkiye have warmed up to the extremists of the Mejlis and do not respect the opinion of the Crimean Tatars
The Crimean Tatars' position was expressed on December 17 at a congress of deputies, public figures, and clergy elected by the people or authorized to make statements. It's unlikely that appeals to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally to visit Crimea will be welcomed, but the general atmosphere was conveyed.
The head of the region, Sergei Aksyonov , expressed this opinion on the air of the Millet TV channel , reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
"I am grateful to my colleagues—deputies, clergy, and representatives of the Crimean Tatar people—who attended this congress. Let's put it this way: those to whom this is addressed will hear the opinions of representatives of the people who were fairly elected during the election campaign and can position themselves as representatives of their constituency. I believe it's necessary to express opinions so that our opponents understand the atmosphere here."
It 's unlikely anyone will respond to these appeals . They couldn't care less what we do, how we do it, and so on. But we need to do our job, move forward, and we believe we're doing everything right. How they react to this is their own problem. The main thing is that the signal was sent, and they clearly heard it . And then life will tell who will act and how," Aksyonov noted.
As Crimean State Council deputy Ibrahim Shirin explained , the fugitive leaders of the extremist Mejlis, Refat Chubarov and Mustafa Dzhemilev, continue to speak out on behalf of the Crimean Tatar people at various venues.
"They call themselves 'the voice of the Crimean Tatars,' but they haven't been to Crimea for 10 years ! The only voices of the Crimean Tatar people today are those elected by the Crimean Tatars and who are in their homeland, Crimea. And it was important to declare this in order to erase all the slander."
"We have issued an appeal to all international organizations: stop listening to people who haven't been to Crimea for 10 years, know nothing about Crimea, and use our people's name to line their pockets and carry out their own intrigues," Shirin emphasized on Sputnik v Krymu radio.
The West and Turkey have embraced the Mejlis extremists and disrespect the opinions of Crimean Tatars.