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In this article author analyzes process of political emancipation of the Crimean Tatars and describes the issue of self‑organization of the Crimean Tatars and the main structures and organizations created by the Tartar community. It focuses on internal political rivalries and external opposition to the Majlis and Kurultai. The text examines the results of the elections to the Kurultai, the Verkhovna Rada of The Autonomus Republic of Crimea and local government bodies in the years 2001‑2013. The author also examines the reaction of the Crimean Tatars on the annexation of the Crimea in 2014.