Uyghurs in Turkey
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| >10,000–50,000[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Istanbul, Antalya, Alanya, Kayseri, Ankara | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish, Uyghur, Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
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The Uyghurs in Turkey are members of the Uyghur diaspora that live in Turkey.
History
There is a long history of the connection between the Turkish people and the Uyghurs.[3] Both groups speak a Turkic language and the two groups share significant ethnic and cultural bonds.[3]
With Turkey being a Turkic country, the Uyghurs have been largely able to integrate within Turkish society. 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]
Since the
Demographics
The estimate for the number of Uyghurs living Turkey varies across sources. In 2018, The Economist reported that over 10,000 Uyghurs live in Turkey.[1] Voice of America estimated over 45,000 Uyghurs live in Turkey, based from Uyghur advocating groups, with 10,000 as refugees.[2] In 2021, Tokyo-based English language online news magazine Nikkei Asia[3] and online news publication Coda Story[9] reported that 50,000 Uyghurs lived in Turkey, with Nikkei Asia reporting that the diaspora was "largest outside of Central Asia."[3]
See also
- Eretna, medieval ruler in Anatolia of Uyghur origin
References
- ^ a b "China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other". The Economist. 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Uighurs Concerned China Is Luring Turkey into Silence on Xinjiang | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.
- ^ a b c d e Tavsan, Sinan (25 March 2021). "Uyghurs in Turkey protest against 'genocide' in China's Xinjiang". Nikkei Asia.
- ^ Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce (12 May 2019). "China's persecuted Uyghurs live 'freely' in Turkey". CNN.
- S2CID 211450601– via brill.com.
- ^ Balci, Bayram (October 10, 2019). "The Uyghur Tragedy: An Embarrassment for Turkey". Orient XXI.
- ^ Zenn, Jacob (10 October 2014). "An Overview of Chinese Fighters and Anti-Chinese Militant Groups in Syria and Iraq". China Brief. 14 (19). The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Blanchard, Ben (May 11, 2017). "Syria says up to 5,000 Chinese Uighurs fighting in militant groups". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Cockerell, Isobel (13 January 2021). "Uyghurs in Turkey fear China is leveraging its Covid-19 vaccine to have them deported to Xinjiang". Coda Story.
