Circassian Elegy About the Battle of Sarikamish – “Къарс зауэм и уэрэд”
Mar 31, 2023
During World War I, the Battle of Sarikamish took place between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Before the battle even began, more than 25,000 Ottoman soldiers froze to death, and thousands more died in the battle that followed. Among them were thousands of Circassians, who had joined the Ottoman army with hopes of freeing their homeland Circassia from Russia.
