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Federation of Caucasian Associations | |
Кавказ Хасэхэм я Федерацие
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| Predecessor | Kaf-der Circassian Union and Charity Society |
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| Formation | July 3, 2003[1] |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Ankara[2] |
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General President | Prof. Dr. Ümit Dinçer[3] |
| Affiliations | Circassian nationalism |
| Website | https://www.kaffed.org |
The KAFFED or the Federation of Caucasian Associations (Adyghe: Кавказ Хасэхэм я Федерацие, romanized: Kаvkаz Xаsexem ya Fеdеrаśiyе; Turkish: Kafkas Dernekleri Federasyonu) is the largest Circassian association in Turkey and is a union of Circassian and other North Caucasian associations from various provinces of Turkey.[4] The Federation describes itself as "criticizing Russia's authoritarian attitude that ignores the existence and rights of the North Caucasian peoples".[5] The KAFFED Chairman has been banned from entering the Russian Federation.[6] KAFFED was the founding member of the International Circassian Association (ICA)[7] until it left in 2022 due to "ICA acting as a Russian puppet organisation".[8]
KAFFED organizes Circassian Genocide commemoration events every year.[9][10] After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, they coordinated with the Circassian associations in the region and provided assistance.[11][12]
