Turkey’s Uighur exiles raise voices against China amid Erdogan’s silence

Istanbul, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- The 50,000-strong community of exiled Uighurs in Istanbul have in recent weeks stepped up their protests against the alleged repression by Beijing of their people in their western Chinese homeland of Xinjiang, amid fears that Turkish authorities’ traditional support for the ethnic minority may be waning. FOOTAGE OF THE UIGHUR COMMUNITY IN ISTANBUL, PROTESTS URGING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE THE UIGHURS.
(Camera: ILYA TOPPER/TOLGA BOZOGLU. Editor: CLAUDIA ESCANDELL/VICTORIA MORENO)