Autograph greetings signed 'Dr. E. Kirimal'.

EDIGE MUSTAFA KIRIMAL, (One of the most important leaders of the Crimean Tatars living in the diaspora), (1911-1980). München, 1963. Original autograph greeting card signed by Edige Mustafa Kirimal sent to 'Bahire Hanim'. 10x12 cm (Open size: 10x24 cm). In Turkish. 1 p. Written on the card as a print 'Die besten Münche zum Jahresmeschel'. Dated 'Münih, 23.12.1963'. 8 lines. Written 'Yeni yilinizi candan kutlar, saglik ve saadet diler, samimî selâm ve hürmetlerimizin kabulünü rica ederiz'. This is a new year celebration and greetings. Kirimal is best known for his meticulous research and publications on the history of Crimean Tatars in the first half of the 20th century. He served as the editor of Dergi, one of the publications of the Institute for the Study of the USSR in Munich, and was among the first scholars to explore the fate of ethnic minorities living in the Soviet Union. Edige's father Mustafa Shinkievich, who came from a Lithuanian Tatar (also known as Polish Tatar) family, h