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China and Turkey were the world’s most prolific jailers of journalists in 2019, according to a special report released by the press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists this week. The report, described as “a snapshot of ...
Ethnic cleansing of Uighurs in China has forced an exodus to Istanbul—and a desperate effort to keep their culture alive. BY SIMINA MISTREANU PHOTOS BY ROXI POP FOR FOREIGN POLICY ISTANBUL—On a Sunday morning in April, ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is betting big on China. By Ilan Berman For over a year now, Turkey has lurched toward full blown economic crisis, propelled by a major devaluation of the national currency and ballooning ...
(MENAFN – Asia Times) The expulsion of Turkey from the F-35 program could lead to closer relations for the NATO ally with China, a move likely to have far-reaching implications in the Middle East, Breaking Defense ...
By Patrick Goodenough (CNSNews.com) – China in June transferred $1 billion to Turkey to boost its foreign reserves at a time when Turkey’s troubled economy was facing additional pressures over a controversial local election rerun in Istanbul, Bloomberg ...
An estimated one million mostly Muslim minorities are thought to be held in internment camps in China’s Xinjiang region AFP – A Chinese Muslim refugee has told AFP he is terrified he may be sent ...
(Bloomberg) — China’s central bank transferred $1 billion worth of funds to Turkey in June, Beijing’s biggest support package ever for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered at a critical time in an election month. The ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attend a signing ceremony ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, 13 May 2017. [Pool/EPA/EFE] This article is part of ...
Turkey’s security officials are divided over how to handle China’s ongoing repressive policies against the Uighurs, a Turkic minority living mainly in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Pro-Russian circles believe Turkey shouldn’t take any approach that might hurt Ankara-Beijing ...
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Thanks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh rhetoric, the increased pressure on Uyghur minorities in China has gained international awareness. The Turkish government portrays itself as the protector of Sunnis abroad, including the ...