List of Crimean Tatars

A partial list of notable Crimean Tatars, in alphabetical order:

Civil rights activists[]

Reşat Amet – murdered activist
Mustafa Dzhemilev – leader of the Mejlis
Emir-Usein Kuku – human rights defender
Musa Mamut – committed self-immolation in protest of being forced to leave Crimea
Server Mustafayev – human rights defender
Yuri Osmanov – one of the founders of the National Movement of Crimean Tatars; assassinated
Ayshe Seitmuratova – activist for right of return who was deported as young child

Alime Abdenanova – Soviet spy during World War II
Teyfuq Abdul – battalion commander in the Red Army during World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union
Seitnebi Abduramanov – platoon commander in the Red Army during World War II
Uzeir Abduramanov – sapper in the Red Army during World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union
Fetislyam Abilov – regimental commander during World War II; belatedly declared Hero of the Soviet Union in 1990
Umer Adamanov – partisan detachment leader who defended Polish villages from the SS
Ismail Bulatov – Major-general
Emir Chalbash – flying ace
Dzhevdet Dermendzhi – infantry officer, nominated for title Hero of the Soviet Union
Nuri Dzhelilov – tank officer, nominated for title Hero of the Soviet Union
Amet-khan Sultan – flying ace, test pilot, and double Hero of the Soviet Union
Kenan Kutub-zade – Red Army World War II cameraman who filmed scenes in Auschwitz used in the Nuremberg trials
Refat Mustafaev – battalion commissar and partisan leader
Mansur Mazinov – first Crimean Tatar pilot
Abdraim Reshidov – decorated Pe-2 pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union; told KGB that he would commit self-immolation during a public holiday if he was forced to remain in exile.
Seytnafe Seytveliyev – sergeant in the Red Army; Hero of the Soviet Union
Dzhafer Osman Topchi – infantry officer, twice nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union
Asan Khaliev – Red Army sniper with over 240 kills

Kázím Abdulakim – former Deputy Mayor of Constanța and a Member of the Romanian Parliament
Ruslan Balbek – Member of the Russian Duma
Noman Çelebicihan – first President of the Crimean People's Republic
Refat Çubarov – Chairman of the Mejlis
Cemil Çiçek – Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey
Dimitrie Cantemir, from Cantemir dynasty – voivode of Moldova
Fahrettin Kerim Gökay – governor of Istanbul
Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı – president of the Crimean Tatar Society of Turkey
Vasily Kochubey – was a Russian Imperial state figure and member of Kochubey family
Adnan Menderes – first democratically elected Prime Minister of Turkey
Nazim Osmanov – leader of Mubarek
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha – last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Hasan Polatkan – Minister of Labor and Finance of Turkey
Zeki Sezer – politician and former chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP)
Sevil Shhaideh – Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
Hafsa Sultan – first valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire as mother of Suleiman the Magnificent
Seit Tairov – secretary of the Jizzakh regional committee in the Uzbek SSR

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov – Cyclist, three-time winner of Green Jersey in the Tour de France
Enver Ablaev – skier
Denis Alibec – Romanian footballer
Server Djeparov – professional soccer player
Ersan İlyasova – professional basketball player
İlhan Mansız – former professional soccer player
Aihan Omer – former handball player and coach

Zarema - Singer, songwriter, actress. Signed and released an album with Sony Music in 2007. Co-wrote the song "Night Of My Life" with legendary multi Grammy winning producer RedOne. Member of SAG-AFTRA.
Melek Amet – first Crimean Tatar fashion model in Romania
Cüneyt Arkın – film actor, producer and director
Gürer Aykal – conductor and Adjunct Professor at Bilkent University; the musical director and principal conductor of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Erol Büyükburç – singer-songwriter, pop music composer
Ayse Dittanova – actress
Adaviye Efendieva – master weaver and embroiderer
Esin Engin musician, composer, arranger and film actor
Erol Evgin – pop singer and composer
Enver İzmaylov – folk and jazz musician
Jamala – winner of 2016 Eurovision Song Contest representing Ukraine
Evelina Mambetova – international supermodel
Aybüke Pusat – actress and model
Aydan Şener – 1981 Miss Turkey
Akhtem Seitablayev – director of the film Haytarma
Nilüfer Yumlu – pop singer and Eurovision contestant
Selda Bağcan – musician
Orhan Gencebay – musician and actor