Kázím Abdulakim

Kázím Abdulakim
Kiazim Abdulakim
Kiazim Abdulachim
Chiazim Abdulachim
Died 1917
Battle of Mărăşeşti, Romania
Allegiance Romanian Army
Rank Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars Battle of Mărășești
Relations Selim Abdulakim (brother)
Şefika Niyaziy, also known as Sapiye (sister)
Mehmet Niyazi

Kázím Abdulakim (also transliterated in Romanian as: Kiazim Abdulachim, Kiazim Abdulakim or Chiazim Abdulachim) was a Crimean Tatar hero of the Romanian Army who lost his life in the summer of 1917 during the Battle of Mărăşeşti in the World War I.[1][2]

Second Lieutenant Kázím Abdulakim was the brother of lawyer Selim Abdulakim who, between the two wars, became a leading politician of the Crimean Tatars in Romania, Deputy Mayor of Constanța and a Member of the Romanian Parliament.[1] Kázím’s sister Şefika, also known as Sapiye, was the wife of the beloved Crimean Tatar poet Memet Niyaziy.[1][3]

As recognition of his extreme devotion to duty and his ultimate sacrifice, in Dobruja was founded Second Lieutenant Kázím Abdulakim Cultural and Sports Association[4] and a street in downtown Constanța[5][6] was named in Kázím’s honor.

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Agi-Amet 1999.
  2. ↑ Scurtu 2011.
  3. ↑ Romania Libera 2007.
  4. ↑ Scurtu & 2013 p:214.
  5. ↑ Strazi.
  6. ↑ Google Maps.

Sources

  • Agi-Amet, Gemal (1999). Dicţionarul personalităţilor turco-tătare din România (in Romanian). Constanta: Metafora. ISBN 9789739340274. 
  • Scurtu, Costin (2011). "Comunitatea turco-tãtarã din Dobrogea în armatã". Tara Barsei (in Romanian) 2011 (10): 95. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  • Romania Libera (24 March 2007). "Tragedia tatarilor crimeeni si a sprijinitorilor lor din Romania" (in Romanian). Romania Libera. Romania Libera. Retrieved 1 September 2007. 
  • Scurtu, Costin (24 September 2013). "Contribuţii la păstrarea tradiţiilor musulmane dobrogene în armata română". Lucrările Simpozionului internațional: Moştenirea culturală turcă în Dobrogea, Muzeul de Istorie Națională şi Arheologie, Constanța by Tasin Gemil, Gabriel Custurea, Delia Roxana Cornea (in Romanian) 1 (1). 
  • Google Maps. "Street Slt. Kiazim Abduachim". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 September 2014. 
  • Strazi si bulevarde din Romania. "Strada Kizim Abdulachim (Sublocotenent)". Strazi si bulevarde din Romania. Retrieved 1 September 2014. 

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