Chairman of the Eurasian Writers’ Union Yakup Ömeröglu Dies at 58

Ankara said goodbye to Yakup Omeroglu, Chairman of the Eurasian Writers’ Union. He died suddenly on August 16. Yakup Ömeröglu was a prominent literary figure who played an important role in uniting the entire Turkic world. The Union he headed published works by Turkic authors from different countries, including Crimean Tatar ones.