Background
Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı was born to a family of Crimean Tatar immigrants in Turkey.
Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı was born to a family of Crimean Tatar immigrants in Turkey.
He graduated from İstanbul Medical School in 1947.
Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı was the vice-chairman of the Justice Party (Turkey) for six years and he was on the board from 1962 to 1976. He served as the Minister of Tourism for Turkey. After finding out about the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars, he has given several lectures and made public speeches in both England and United States He has also lead numerous discussions in World League for Freedom and Democracy conferences during the 1960s and 1970s.
Upon retiring from political arena in 1987, Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı devoted his entire life to charity.
He has served as the president of the Crimean Tatar Society of Turkey for more than 20 years.
Following the coup d"état of 12 September 1980 led by Kenan Evren, he became one of the cofounders of the Nationalist Democracy Party.
He was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from 1961 to 1977. He has also served as the member of the Commission of National Security and Foreign Affairs, head of the National Health Commission and the deputy-chair of the Turkish Red Crescent.