On the Crimea peninsular in the Black Sea live about 300' 000 Crimean Tatars. They count as natives of the strategically important Crimea, are sunnit Muslim and speak their own language which is related to the Turkish. Their number counts not even one percent of the Ukrainian population, nevertheless, increased during the last years continuously, trend increasingly.

On 11 February 2003, Muslims in Ukraine and all over the world marked the feast of Kurban-Bairam. On this occasion, a festive prayer service was held in the mosque of the Islamic Cultural Center in Kyiv.