Crimean People's Republic (From Austria with Love)

Crimean People's Republic
Qırım Halq Cumhuriyeti
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Flag Coat of Arms Location of Crimea
Capital (and largest city)	Bakhchysarai
Language   official	Crimean tartar
others	Russian
Government	Federal Republic
Legislature	Qurultay
President	Noman Çelebicihan
Prime Minister	Şevqiy Bektöre
Area	26,860 km²
Population	713,823
Independence	from Russian Empire
declared	13 December 1917
recognized	1 january 1919
Currency	currency

The Crimean People's Republic (Crimean Tatar: Qırım Halq Cumhuriyeti) is a sovereign nation in Eastern Europe.It is the world´s first turkish and muslim democratic republic.It was proclaimed following the russian revolution.

History

The Crimeann people´s Republic was officialy declared on the 13 december 1917, based upon the initiative of the Qurultay of Crimean Tatars.They stipulated that all etnicties that lived in Crimea would be treated equelaly.The biggest etnicty was originaly Russian,which constitued 42% of the population in 1917 but the ominant etnicity was the Crimean Tatars.

The Nation was short lived at first becuse of the advancing bolshevik forces which had managed to capture the capital of Sevastpol on the 16th december. To prevent the capture of the goverment,the Crimean goverment relocated to its current capital where it created the Unified Crimean headquarters on the 18th december.After having relocated there,the Crimean goverment had two cavalery and one infantery regiment at its disposal who began the Sevastpol offensive on the 1st january 1918.The Sevastopol Defensive was nearly defeated by the bolsheviks,had it not been for the miraculos arrival of hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky´s forces.Together they defeated the beolsheviks forces who were led by Anton Slutsky.Following this victory,the bolshevik forces retreated from Crimea on the 13 february 1918.