Table 1
Types and periods of Crimean Tatar Migration and Countries of Settlement.a
| COUNTRIES OF SETTLEMENT | POST-1783 | 1944 (DEPORTATION AND WWII CIRCUMSTANCES) | 1989–2014 | 2014–2022 | POST-2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Diaspora (estimated a few million) | Refugees (1944–1955) | Forced migrants | Forced migrants, transit migrants from Crimea to European countries | |
| Romania | Diaspora (50 thousand) Remigrations from Dobruca to Turkey | Transit migrants from Crimea to Turkey and other European countries | |||
| Bulgaria | Diaspora (7,000) | ||||
| Central Asia-mainly Uzbekistan | Deported community (200,000) | Forced migrants, transit migrants from Crimea to Turkey and Europe | |||
| USA | Refugees (1944–1960) | Labor and skilled immigrants | |||
| Europe (mainly Poland, Germany, UK) | Refugees | Forced migrants, mainly from Poland | Forced migrants | ||
| Crimea, Ukraine | Part of the deported community returned | ||||
| Mainland Ukraine | Forced migrants (IDPs) | ||||
| Canada | Labor and skilled immigrants | Forced migrants | Forced migrants |