Uyghur delegation visited the Turkish Grand National Assembly

The Uyghur delegation met with deputies from all parties in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, presented their reports on China’s genocidal policies against the Uyghurs, and requested their deputies to bring the situation of the Uyghurs to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
A Uyghur delegation from the East Turkistan Human Rights Monitoring Association (ETHR) visited the Turkish Grand National Assembly on November 27, 2024. The delegation met with deputies from all parties, presented their reports on the grave situation of the Uyghurs and the ongoing genocidal policies, and requested that the deputies bring the situation of the Uyghurs to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM EVERY PARTY MET
During their visit, the delegation led by ETHR Secretary General Abdulahed Udun met with Human Rights Committee officials, AK Party MP Derya Yanık, İYİ Party Group Chairman Buğra Kavuncu, Saadet and Gelecek Party Group Deputy Chairman Selçuk Özdağ, Saadet Party Vice Chairman, MP Mustafa Kaya, and Deva Party MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu.
During the meetings, ideas were exchanged about the genocide and human rights violations in East Turkistan, possible steps were discussed, and the MPs were requested to bring the situation of Uyghurs to the agenda in the UN. In addition, reports prepared by ETHR were presented to the MPs.
RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION IN EAST TURKISTAN
Mustafa Yeneroğlu evaluated ETHR’s newly published ‘2024 Religious Oppression in East Turkistan Report’ as follows:
“The report covers the serious human rights violations, ethnic and religious discrimination, and hostility that the Chinese government has been implementing against Uyghur Turks and other Muslim minorities, especially in recent years, in East Turkistan, a region with rich cultural and religious diversity throughout history. It explains with numerous examples how the religious identities and cultural heritage of Muslim communities are being destroyed through methods such as the destruction of mosques, the prohibition of religious education, and the confiscation of religious books, especially the Quran, within the scope of the oppression implemented by the Chinese state against Muslims under the name of ‘fighting against extremism and terrorism’.”
Yeneroğlu also said, “I hope that valuable studies such as these published in different languages ​​will increase the awareness of the international community against the oppression and encourage a stronger stance against the serious human rights violations in the region.”