Crimean People's Republic

The Crimean People's Republic (Crimean Tatar: Qırım Halq Cumhuriyeti; Ukrainian: Кримська народна республіка, romanized: Kryms'ka narodna respublika; Russian: Крымская народная республика, romanized: Krymskaya narodnaya respublika) or Crimean Democratic Republic was a self-declared state that existed from December 1917 to January 1918 in the Crimean Peninsula. The Republic was one of many short-lived states that declared independence following the 1917 Russian Revolution caused the collapse of the Russian Empire. The Crimean People's Republic was the First Turkic and Muslim Democratic Republic in the World.

Crimean People's Republic
Qırım Halq Cumhuriyeti (Crimean Tatar)
قريم خلق جمهوريتى
Кримська Народна Республіка (Ukrainian)
Krymska Narodna Respublika
Крымская Народная Республика (Russian)
Krymskaya Narodnaya Respublika
1917–1918
Anthem: Ant etkenmen  (Crimean Tatar)
"I've pledged"
Map of the Crimean People's Republic
StatusSelf-proclaimed autonomy of the Russian Democratic Federative Republic
CapitalBakhchysarai
Common languages
GovernmentRepublic
President 
 1917–1918
Noman Çelebicihan
LegislatureQurultay
Historical eraWorld War I
 Proclaimed
13 December 1917
 Soviet takeover
January 1918
 Crimean Offensive
1325 April 1918
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Russian Republic
Taurida Governorate
Crimean Regional Government
Taurida SSR
Today part of
  • Russia (disputed)
  • Ukraine
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