Journal of International Eastern European Studies
Yazarlar: Denizcan DEDE
Konular:Tarih
Anahtar Kelimeler:Crimean Tatars,Nogais,Ethnic cleansing,Desht-i Kipchak,Kipchak Steppes,Ethnogenesis
Özet: The region named as Desht-i Kipchak, which literally means “The Kipchak Steppes” is a huge geography, which stands between Moldova-Ukraine border and Mongolia-Altai line with today’s borders. Still Kipchak Turkic speaking people such as Kazakhs, Kazan Tatars, Bashkirs, Nogais, Karachay-Malkars and Crimean Tatars inhabit this area in a large extent. However western frontline of this region which is today in borders of Russia-Moldova-Ukraine and which has been named with different names/ethno-toponyms as Budjak, Özi, Yedisan and Yetishkul faced a large-scale demographic change and ethnic cleansing after 18th century. This article aims to shed a light on lost history of this region, by tracking history of Nogai and Crimean Tatar masses who migrated to Turkey and Romania.