“Vatan Sevgisi Bilgiden Kelir” course (Crimean Tatar Mobile Lessons). 2014

 ▸ Crimean Tatar communities living far from the centre of Crimea have mostly been cut off from cultural and social life for a long time. This is due not only to geographic distance but also to villagers' commitment to farming, livestock breeding and similar traditional work. Since their return to Crimea, many have never had the chance to visit national cultural institutions such as theatres, museums and libraries. This also undermines the efforts of Crimean Tatar television, radio and newspapers to shape national consciousness and values. In local schools, Crimean Tatar language and literature is taught only twice a week and only as an elective.

▸ The second stage of the "Love of the Homeland Comes from Knowledge" project aims to strengthen the weak language, literature and history knowledge of the Crimean Tatar community, especially of people living in rural areas who attach great importance to ancestral heritage and education. To this end, the project includes:

strengthening love of the homeland through direct contact with Crimean Tatar communities in rural areas;
providing knowledge of Crimean Tatar history, cultural heritage, language and literature;
Supporting village teachers with up-to-date academic knowledge.

▸ Towns and villages where the mobile lessons were held during the month: the village of Alma-Tarkhan near Bakhchisaray, the town of Karasubazar and the nearby village of Bogatoye, the town of Alushta, Kurman (Krasnogvardeyskoye), the village of Konstantinovka near Aqmescit (Simferopol), and the village of Marino near Dzhankoy. Teacher: Prof. Ismail Kerimov. 

Tahir Kerim.
"Crimean Tatar Mobile Lessons (Love of the Homeland Comes from Knowledge)". Aqmescit. 2014.

Destekçiler:
Kocaeli Crimean Tatar Association. 

Some photos with participants of the mobile lessons:

Some videos with participants of the mobile lessons: