Zukhal Yuksel is a Turkish citizen of Crimean Tatar descent

She is a PhD in Ankara University. A story happened to her great-grandfather made her love Crimea. Zukhal’s descendents migrated to Turkey in XIX-XX centuries. Her great-grandfather was old and sick. He begged his children to take him back to Crimea.His son, Zukhal’s grandfather, bore him on his back saying they were going to Crimea. When they came back home, all the relatives were there. They asked him question as if he had just returned from his homeland. He answered them with great pleasure.