SIMFEROPOL, Feb. 11 – Representatives of the Crimean Tatar diaspora in Turkey have said that the annexation of Crimea by Russia, which they call 'the second occupation', is illegal and will never be recognized.

This statement was adopted at a meeting of the 42 Crimean Tatar organizations in Turkey, held in Ankara on February 8. At the meeting it was decided to combine their efforts and cooperate as a single platform, the official Facebook page of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People has reported, with reference to the press service of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.