Uyghurs
Istanbul Chinese restaurant attacked in protest at Uighur suppression
A Chinese restaurant in Istanbul, owned by a Turkish citizen who employed a Uighur cook, was attacked on July 1 by a group protesting China's suppression of Uighur Turks living in East Turkestan.
China upset with Turkey's concern on Ramadan restrictions
China's Foreign Ministry denied restricting religious freedom on July 1 in a sharp response to Turkey for voicing concern over reports that ethnic Uighur muslims had been banned from worship and fasting during Ramadan.
Turkey says it is concerned over China's Ramadan bans on Uighurs
Turkey told Beijing on June 30 that it was worried over reports Uighur people had been banned from worshiping and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in China?s far western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry said.
Turkish President, MHP leader in row over support to Uighur Turks
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli have clashed over which of them has actually displayed solidarity with the Muslim Uighur minority in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Turkey-China wrangle over suspected Uighurs detained in Thailand
A family of suspected Uighur Muslims, among hundreds detained in Thailand since last year, will Friday learn their fate in a court case that has sparked a diplomatic wrangle between Turkey and China.
Both countries are seeking the repatriation of the family, who use the surname Teklimakan and claim they are Turkish.
UN official calls China's crackdown on Uighurs 'disturbing'
A U.N. human rights investigator criticised on March 11 China's crackdown on Muslim Uighurs in the far western region of Xinjiang, citing "disturbing stories" of harassment and intimidation against the ethnic minority.
500 Uighur Turks fled China for Turkey
A month ago, 500 Uighur Turks fled the western Chinese region of Xinjiang and settled in state housing previously used as official residences for police officers in the city of Kayseri.
The refugees agreed to tell their stories under the condition of anonymity, because they fear for the lives and safety of their families who are still in China. Here is the story of their escape:
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China arrests 10 Turks who may have helped terror suspects: Global Times
Police in Shanghai have arrested 10 Turkish nationals suspected of supplying fake passports to ethnic Uighurs from China's far-western region of Xinjiang who were described as terror suspects by state media.
Turkey should look after Uighur Turks in Thailand, says head of Uighurs
Turkey should look after the 290 Uighur Turks who are being kept in a camp in Thailand and face the possibility of being executed if returned to China, said the president of the World Uighur Congress (WUC) Rebiya Kadeer.
China slams Turkey for offer to shelter Uighurs
China has lashed out at Turkey for offering shelter to roughly 200 Uighurs from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang who were rescued from a human-smuggling camp in Thailand.
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