The Tatars are a group of Turkic speaking peoples found across Eastern Europe and Northern Asia who bear the name "Tatar".
Orkhon inscriptions in Old Turkic (replica)
Ottoman miniature of the 1566 Szigetvár campaign showing Ottoman troops and Crimean Tatars as vanguard
Volga Tatars in traditional clothing
Tatar women in Kazan, Tatarstan
The Volga Tatars, also known as Volga-Ural Tatars or simply Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of western Russia, and contains multiple subgroups. Tatars are the second-l
Tatars
…the term has come to refer more narrowly to related ethnic groups who call themselves Tatars. By far the largest group amongst the Tatars are the Volga Tatars, native to the Volga-Ural region (Tatarstan and Bashkortostan) of European Russia, who for this reason are often also known as Tatars in Russian. They…
Tatars of Idel-Ural region
The White Mosque complex, located in the city of Bolgar, Tatarstan.
The Kul Sharif Mosque in Kazan.
Prayer at the Marjani mosque in Kazan (2024).