Literary and cultural character of Cemil Seitabla Kermenchikli (1891–1942)

Cemil Kermenchili is one of the brightestCrimean Tatar poets of the 20th century, who played significant role in the development of the national poetic word in Crimea. In the article, on the basis of new materials recently found in the central and in the repositories of regional libraries in Russia, new facets of his work are revealed and many refinements are made to the development of the author`s scientific biography. Attention is paid to the rich journalistic component of his work. The appendix to the article contains unknown poetic works of the author relating to the period of the First World War.