Top 10 Mustafa Dzhemilev Quotes

If a person is to think about the future of his own children, he must first have a homeland. If he does not have a homeland, that nation will not have a perspective. This is the first reason, but apart from that, our fathers and grandfathers always talked about Crimea. Even though we did not see it, we always knew that the Crimean Peninsula was our homeland and that we would return there eventually. That's why our national movement was one of the strongest movements in the Soviet Union.

Правила жизни Мустафы Джемилева

I knew from an early age that we had been vilely evicted from the Crimea, and that the Soviet government was bad.

Бажаю, щоб українська земля сповнилася Божою благодаттю та світлом справедливості, – Анастасія Шкільник

The main merit of the Crimean Tatar national movement is that we avoided bloodshed in our struggle. We have shown that putting human life first, talking about one's rights and the rights of others, one can get out of difficult situations without blood.

Dünya Demokrasi Hareketi şeref belgesi töreni (5 April 2006)

If you have hurt even a single innocent person, even if you remain independent, that struggle for independence will never be considered a victory.

First of all, we do not trade with our loyalty expecting whose bid will be higher. We have decided a long time ago. To say the least, we don’t have a great deal of trust in Russians.

The occupation of Crimea must prove to be increasingly costly for Russia. There is a notion that Crimea won’t be de-occupied while Putin is in power because that would signal his political death. But, if the sanctions for international damage are powerful enough, then it is quite possible that Crimea will be freed even under Putin.

Until the occupation of our land is over, we cannot make any deals.