Turkey has been the home of a sizable Uyghur population in the Middle East fleeing from the Xinjiang conflict. [4] Often Uyghurs who wished to migrate to Europe and the United States often choose Turkey as the transit point. [5] Turkey has been concerned by the Uyghur situation, although it had been criticized for being helpless. [6]

2021年3月2日 · As Ankara grows more economically dependent on Beijing, the Turkish government is no longer offering a safe haven or defending Uyghur rights.

In current usage, Uyghur refers to settled Turkic-speaking urban dwellers and farmers of the Tarim Basin and Ili who follow traditional Central Asian sedentary practices, as distinguished from nomadic Turkic populations in Central

2024年7月26日 · Uyghur refugees, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group native to Xinjiang, China, are allegedly facing increased surveillance and detention in Turkey. Voice of America, the US' international broadcaster, reported that there has been a pattern of increasing detention affecting the Uyghur community in the country.

Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China’s western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

2023年8月10日 · Turkey no longer feels safe for many Uyghurs as it “closely aligns itself with Beijing,” according to a report shared exclusively with NBC News before publication.

2021年2月13日 · In Turkey, according to lawyers representing Uyghurs, hundreds have been charged with “activities against China” and taken to deportation centers across the country on terrorism charges.

2020年3月13日 · Once viewed as a refuge by members of the Muslim minority group, Turkey has detained Uighurs and told them to hush criticism about the Chinese government. Some have already been deported ...

2024年6月6日 · Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan quietly lobbied for the protection of Uyghur minority rights and culture during his visit to China earlier this week, two Turkish officials told Middle East...

The persecution of Uyghurs in Turkey refers to the repression, deportation, mistreatment, and imprisonment of Uyghurs in Turkey, mostly asylum seekers and refugees. Turkey was known as a safe haven for many Uyghurs who were fleeing repression in China.