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- ↑ "В Крыму ушел в отставку вице-спикер парламента" [Vice-Speaker of Parliament resigns in Crimea]. Rossa Primavera (in Russian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ↑ Shevel, O. Crimean Tatars and the Ukrainian state: the challenge of politics, the use of law, and the meaning of rhetoric . International Committee for Crimea. 2001
- ↑ Faction "Qurultai-Rukh" spoke in support of signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Portal of Crimean Tatars. November 27, 2013.