Today, the staff of the Jeirakh-Assin Museum-Reserve took part in the round table “Features of the evolution of the Ingush national community in Turkey”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Ingush statehood, where representatives of the Ingush diaspora - muhajirs who moved to the Ottoman Empire after the end of the Caucasian War in 1858-1865 , as a result of an agreement between Russia and Turkey, were present.
Mukhadzhirstvo was a consequence of the colonial policy of the Russian Empire in the North Caucasus. Of those who left Russia, some settled in Turkey. Another group settled in the Golan Heights (Syria), the third moved to Jordan, and the fourth settled in Iraq. Thus, diasporas of North Caucasian peoples appeared in the Middle East and Turkey. The Ingush, who emigrated to Turkey in various periods and represent the current Ingush diaspora, went through a long process of integration into Turkish society. They are full citizens and are involved in the cultural and political life of the Turkish state. Absolutely everyone speaks Turkish. At the same time, the spiritual and cultural connection with Ingushetia has not been lost, and their presence at this event is direct proof of this.
At the meeting, a leading researcher of the Ingush literature department of the Ingush State University “IngNII”, Candidate of Philological Sciences - Yalharoeva Marem Akhmetovna, made a report “Ethnic mentality of the Ingush diaspora in Turkey”, and also heard speeches by representatives of the Ingush diaspora in Turkey - Yashar Dural / Tsechoev, Mehmet Yakan / Daurbekov, Bekir Ozdemir / Gagiyev, Selman Beshta / Akhriev, Muratakhar and Dr.
Those who arrived mainly spoke in Turkish and used the services of an interpreter to communicate with the hall, the more surprising it turned out to be for those present the speech of the most senior representative of the Ingush diaspora, 84-year-old Yashar Dural-Tsechoev, who was fluent in the Ingush language.
At the end of the event, visitors were presented with souvenirs by representatives of the Easting Association and made a photo to remember.