Protests against the Elishkou massacre in Istanbul

It is noteworthy that at least 3,000 people were killed in the area, which was bombed by the Chinese army with heavy weapons, and 3 settlements were completely removed from the map.

The International Union of East Turkistan Organizations organized protests and a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, located in Sariyer, on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the Elishko massacre, and in protest against the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to Turkey.

More than 3 thousand Turkistanis were brutally killed

“We have gathered here today to protest the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Turkey, ignoring the persecution and suffering of the people of East Turkistan in Remembering the Elishkou Massacre Wang Yi, who has been Chinese Foreign Minister since 2013, was one of the government officials who turned a blind eye to what happened on July 28, 2014, when the bloody Elishkou massacre took place.On the first day of Eid al-Fitr, more than 3,000 Uyghurs were brutally murdered In the massacre carried out by the Chinese occupation forces by shelling the city of Elishkou with heavy weapons in the Yarkent region of Kashgar.The sudden bombing operations launched by the Chinese security forces had terrified the people of East Turkistan.Thousands of Chinese armored soldiers stormed the homes of the Uyghurs on the first day of Eid al-Fitr using heavy weapons and blood gas, which led to the killing of thousands of innocent Muslim Uyghurs.”

They were accused of terrorism because of their beliefs and identities

Odon stated that the massacre was a product of China's new age policies, of which Wang Yi was also a part: "After the new anti-terrorism policy adopted by Xi Jingping in 2014, the people of East Turkistan who have been trying to preserve their religious and national identity on their land, for centuries, they have been accused of terrorism because of their beliefs and traditions.These policies have been championed in the international arena by the current Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Despite concrete evidence of genocide and tens of thousands of witnesses, Wang Yi spread lies that concentration camps were educational centers, that The people of East Turkistan are happy, that there was no violence by the state." He also emphasized that the Elishkou massacre was neither the first nor the last massacre committed by China in East Turkistan.

The Chinese minister should make a statement about East Turkistan

Odon continued his speech, reminding that China is trying to destroy the language, religion, history and identity of East Turkistan, saying:

“It is the responsibility of all of us and every person to preserve our identity, to inform the international community of the persecution suffered by the people of East Turkistan and to seek justice.

We ask Allah to have mercy on our martyrs in the Elishko massacre and grant their families patience. The suffering of our martyrs and their honorable memories will always live in our hearts and strengthen our struggle for justice. Wang Yi, as the Chinese Foreign Minister, should be held accountable for the systematic repression, genocidal practices and concrete evidence that constitute the allegations of crimes against humanity implemented by the CCP government in East Turkistan and explain the current situation of Turkistanis living in East Turkistan. The Chinese authorities should also remember their obligations to the international community to protect fundamental freedoms and guarantee human rights. We demand from the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to share responsibility for human rights, which are as follows:

- Demanding China to stop the genocide that is still going on in East Turkistan.

Demanding the release of the Uyghurs detained in concentration camps in East Turkistan and their reunification with their families in Turkey.

- Building more institutions, consulates and diplomatic bodies for the Republic of Turkey in East Turkistan and submitting proposals for the liberation of East Turkistan.

- The opening of consulates of the Republic of Turkey in the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi in order to protect and inform the situation of Turks who do business and travel to East Turkistan.