KAFFED

KAFFED
Federation of Caucasian Associations
Кавказ Хасэхэм я Федерацие
PredecessorKaf-der
Circassian Union and Charity Society
FormationJuly 3, 2003[1]
TypeNGO
HeadquartersAnkara[2]
Location
General President
Prof. Dr. Ümit Dinçer[3]
AffiliationsCircassian nationalism
Websitehttps://www.kaffed.org

The KAFFED or the Federation of Caucasian Associations (Adyghe: Кавказ Хасэхэм я Федерацие, romanized: Kаvkаz Xаsexem ya Fеdеrаśiyе; Turkish: Kafkas Dernekleri Federasyonu) is the largest Circassian association in Turkey and is a union of Circassian and other North Caucasian associations from various provinces of Turkey.[4] The Federation describes itself as "criticizing Russia's authoritarian attitude that ignores the existence and rights of the North Caucasian peoples".[5] The KAFFED Chairman has been banned from entering the Russian Federation.[6] KAFFED was the founding member of the International Circassian Association (ICA)[7] until it left in 2022 due to "ICA acting as a Russian puppet organisation".[8]

KAFFED organizes Circassian Genocide commemoration events every year.[9][10] After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, they coordinated with the Circassian associations in the region and provided assistance.[11][12]

  1. ^ "KAFFED Resmi Websitesi". Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "KAFFED İletişim sayfası". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ https://www.kaffed.org/haberler/federasyondan/item/4539-kaffed-10-olagan-genel-kurulunu-yaptı.html
  4. ^ "KAFFED'den 25'inci yıla özel kutlama". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ^ "KAFFED genel kurula hazırlanıyor". soL (in Turkish). 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Kafkas Dernekleri Federasyonu İlkeleri". Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Ülkü Menşure Solak - DÇB'nin hayaleti". dikGAZETE.com - Son Dakika Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  9. ^ Özmen, İleyda (21 May 2023). "ÇERKES SÜRGÜNÜ'NDE YAŞAMINI YİTİRENLER ANKARA'DA ANILDI..." ankahaber.net. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Çerkesler soykırım ve sürgünün 159'uncu yılında "Bunun adı soykırım" diyecek". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "KAFFED: Afet zamanlarında sivil toplumun varlığı önemli" (in Turkish). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Deprem Felaketi ve Yardımlar Hakkında – KAFFED" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.