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Turkey expects Uighurs to be treated as equal citizens of China

by DAILY SABAH

ANKARA Oct 07, 2020 - 1:19 pm GMT+3
Ethnic Uighur women wave the flags of East Turkestan during a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 1, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
Ethnic Uighur women wave the flags of East Turkestan during a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 1, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
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Turkey is concerned over the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, adding that Ankara expected Uighurs to be treated as equal citizens of Beijing.

According to the ministry, a Turkish committee voiced Ankara’s concerns over Uighurs at the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tuesday.

"While respecting China’s territorial integrity, the expectations of our country and the international community from Chinese authorities is that Xinjiang’s Uighur Turks and other Muslim minorities live in peace as equal citizens of China and that their cultural and religious identities are respected, as well as guaranteed," the committee said.

It was stated that Turkey, as a country with ethnic, religious and cultural ties with Uighur Turks, is monitoring reports on human rights violations against the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities with concern.

Turkey reminded China of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s (CERD) eight recommendations made in August 2018. “The committee's concerns and suggestions are also valid today and steps have to be taken in this manner,” it said.

The statement said that Turkey would continue constructive and direct dialogue with China in this regard while following the issue on international platforms including the U.N. and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

In a separate statement, the ministry stressed once again that Turkey placed high importance on the peace, security, happiness and welfare of the Uighur Turkic people. "Our country has a national line regarding this issue and made a national declaration within this scope," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said.

A similar call was made by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) last week when party spokesperson Ömer Çelik said, "A clear distinction must be made between terrorists and innocent civilians."

Beijing's policy in Xinjiang has drawn widespread criticism from rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The region is home to 10 million Uighurs. The Turkic Muslim group, which makes up around 45% of Xinjiang's population, has long accused China's authorities of cultural, religious and economic discrimination.

Up to 1 million people, or about 7% of the Muslim population in Xinjiang, have been incarcerated in an expanding network of "political reeducation" camps, according to U.S. officials and U.N. experts.

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