"A visit of an unofficial Turkish delegation to Crimea is being organized to study the situation with Crimean Tatars. It will include retired politicians, representatives of various public organizations and business groups," Karlov said.
The ambassador expressed hope that the stance of the Turkish leadership on the issue of ethnic Tatars' life in Crimea will change after the delegation's visit to the peninsula.
"It is very important that our Turkish colleagues come and see for themselves, what is happening there," the ambassador stressed, warning against trusting false reports.
Crimean Tatars, a Turkic ethnic group, were deported en masse to Central Asia by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin 70 years ago. Although many of them returned in the early 1990s, they were unable to reclaim the land they had possessed before their deportation.
In April 2014, following Crimea's reunification with Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the rehabilitation of Crimean Tatars who suffered during Stalin-era repressions.
Currently some 260,000 Crimean Tatars live on the peninsula. According to Crimea's constitution, the official languages of the republic are Russian, Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian.
A number of Turkish companies are already operating in Crimea, which unified with Russia last spring, Russian Ambassador told RIA Novosti.
"I will not name the particular companies, but it is a fact that Turkish business has partly entered Crimea. I hope that there will be no obstacles on the part of the Turkish leadership to the fulfillment of such contacts. Turkey, which did not join the anti-Russian sanctions [regime imposed by the West] has no reason to hamper its own business," Karlov said.
US companies have ceased business activities in Crimea in the wake of an order issued by US President Barack Obama on December 19, 2014.
US payment giants MasterCard, Visa and PayPal, as well as Apple and Amazon companies have suspended services on the peninsula, which reunified with Russia in March 2014 following a referendum. The West condemned the vote as illegal.
According to the ambassador, Turkish companies can engage in construction and the tourist and transport infrastructure in Crimea and can also tap into the agriculture sector.
Karlov stressed that Turkish businessmen have a real chance to influence the fate of Crimean Tatars, who are ethnically related to the Turks.
"I hope that through the activity of these companies a general shift in Turkey's stance on the issue of Crimea occurs," Karlov said.
An overwhelming majority of 96 percent voted in favor of Crimea's secession from Ukraine on March 16.
After the reunification and amid the ongoing conflict in southeastern Ukraine, the West started imposing sanctions against Russia and specifically Crimea, accusing it of meddling in Ukraine's internal affairs – claims that Moscow has repeatedly denied.
