Gayana Yuksel

Member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Docent, Associate Professor at the Department of Slavic Philology and Journalism of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology and Journalism at V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University (Kyiv), Candidate of Philological Sciences (PhD).

Author of 3 monographs, over 80 publications (articles and conference abstracts), participated in more than 80 scientific and scientific-practical conferences, and organized nearly 130 public events. Gayana Yuksel was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Crimean News Agency (QHA) and Radio Hayat (Life) which specialized in collecting, processing, and disseminating news and analytical information about events in Crimea, Ukraine, and the world. Gayana Yuksel defended her PhD thesis on “The Crimean Tatar Press of 1917-1928: Trends and National Identity”. 

Her work addresses various topics, including countering Russian propaganda in Ukraine, freedom of speech and the rights of journalists. She is also dedicated to promoting the rights of indigenous peoples, preserving their identity.