On May 18 , 1944 , the Soviet government deported the Crimean Tatars who were left in Crimea to Central Asia . After 1989 , nearly 300,000 Tatars were able to return to Crimea from their places of deportation . Their return was met the strong opposition of the rest population of Crimea . Another roughly 270,000 Crimean Tatars remain in Uzbekistan and other parts of the former Soviet Union . This population is best considered as an exiled community rather than a diaspora , although they might develop into a diaspora if their exile is prolonged
deported the Crimean Tatars
Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar diaspora