In Turkey, the census does not indicate the nationality, because all residents of Turkey are considered Turks, so it is impossible to name at least the approximate number of Turkish citizens, considering themselves as Crimean Tatars.
Bir cehennem olmuş olsan seni kanla söndürürüm!
Her kim benim Türk ruhuma dokunursa: Ona ölüm!
{Mehmet Emin Yurdakul}
Halide Edip Adıvar Türk edebiyatı ve Milli Mücadele dönemi içerisinde en ayrıksı kişilerden biri. Onun çocukluğundan 1918 yılına kadar olan anılarını Mor Salkımlı Ev'de okumak mümkün. Türk’ün Ateşle İmtihanı'nda
THEY ALL MADE PEACE—WHAT IS PEACE?
All of the Turks are gentlemen and Ismet Pasha is a little
deaf. But the Armenians. How about the Armenians?
Well the Armenians.
Lord Curzon likes young boys.
So does Chicherin.
So does Mustapha Kemal. He is good looking too. His eyes are too close together but he makes war. That is the way he is.
It is nice to see some creatures and different stories that we have heard since childhood. Myths are the essence and history of peoples. We have deeper, more realistic, more interesting myths than other nations whose myths are famous. I am also interested in Greek and Scandinavian Myths, but Turkish Legends and Myths are our essence.