2026. no 3. Ismail Kerimov
Artistic pursuits of Osman Akchokrakly in the early 1910s
Ismail Kerimov
Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University
Simferopol, Russian Federation;
Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Kazan, Russian Federation
Abstract. This study, dedicated to the life of O. Akchokrakly (1879–1938), is based on new materials, discovered in a supplement to the “Terciman” newspaper for the years 1910–1912. The supplement, entitled “Alem-i-subyan” (“The World of Children”), was a small-format, 4-page publication included in each issue of the “Terciman” newspaper. I. Gasprinsky appointed O. Akchokrakly, a leading contributor to his newspaper, a talented writer, poet, professional calligrapher, and scholar, as the editor of the publication. A total of 64 issues, with a volume of 256 pages of Arabic script text, were discovered and examined. Dozens of unknown short stories, artistic sketches, and translations by Akchokrakly from Russian and foreign classics were identified. The article, based on specific examples, demonstrates efforts of O. Akchokrakly to improve his skills in the field of fiction. It is concluded that the author’s two historical dramas, “Crimean Giray” and “Adil Giray”, staged in Bakhchisarai in December 1917, were highly artistic works, according to eyewitness accounts, causing a “stream of emotions” and thunderous applause in the audience.
Keywords: Crimean Tatar literature; Osman Akchokrakly; 1910; supplement to the “Terciman” newspaper
For citation: Kerimov I.A. Artistic pursuits of Osman Akchokrakly in the early 1910s. Krymskoe istoricheskoe obozrenie=Crimean Historical Review. 2026, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 39–53. https://doi.org/10.22378/kio.2026.3.39-53 (In Crimean Tatar)
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ismail A. Kerimov – Dr. Sci. (Philology), Professor, Director of the Research Institute of the Crimean Tatar Philology, History and Culture of the Crimea Ethnoses, Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University (8, Uchebnyy lane, Simferopol 295015, Russian Federation); Leading Research Fellow of the Crimean Scientific Center, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0009-0003-5768-4423. E-mail: alimes@mail.ru
Received 28.05.2026
Accepted 04.06.2026
