Ismail Gaspirali

Crimean Tatar intellectual who modernized Islamic education

Ismail Bey Gaspirali (1851–1914), the father of Jadidism, launched an educational revolution across the Russian Empire's Muslim communities. His newspaper 《Tercüman》 (The Interpreter), published from 1883-1918, created the first standardized Pan-Turkic literary language understandable from Istanbul to Kazan.

Gaspirali's 'Usul-i Jadid' (New Method) schools:

• Introduced phonetic literacy teaching
• Combined Islamic studies with European sciences
• Educated girls and boys equally

'Unity in Language, Thought and Work'

Though suppressed by Stalin, Gaspirali's ideas shaped modern Turkic identity. The Gaspirali Revival began in post-Soviet Crimea, with his pedagogical methods reemerging in Tatar schools after 1991.