His verses were admired by Sultan Suleiman, and even a crater on Mercury is named after him. The Turkic world is marking the 585th anniversary of the birth of Alisher Navoi – an outstanding poet, philosopher, and statesman. His work also had a huge influence on Crimea. Navoi’s most important work, «Muhokamat ul-Lughatayn» («The Dispute of Two Languages»), was first translated into the Crimean Tatar language by Ismail Gasprinsky. In 1926, Bekir Choban-zade took the initiative to mark the 500th anniversary of Alisher Navoi and create a center for researching his activities.
Based on materials from the article by journalist and researcher Z. Bekirova «Nevaiy pirimdir, kedaylar bashy…» in the newspaper «Kyrym». The video uses materials from the Gasprinsky Crimean Tatar Library, as well as a painting by K. Eminov.
