He was born in exile, but his connection to Crimea was truly strong. For this, in the 1930s, he was accused of nationalism and exiled to a labor camp. In the early 20th century, Shevki Bektore came from the Ottoman Empire to Crimea and opened a school in the village of Kuru-Uzen’, taught at the Totaykoy Teacher’s Gymnasium. He is known as the creator of the first Crimean Tatar alphabet based on Arabic script, and also as one of the most prominent Crimean Tatar poets. The material uses photographs by M. Altan.
