HÜDA PAR: Turkey ignores China’s atrocities in East Turkestan

In its weekly statement regarding recent domestic and foreign policy issues, HÜDA PAR addressed the ongoing Chinese persecution in East Turkistan and Turkey’s possible cross-border operation in Syria.

"Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with the Zionist occupation authorities during his recent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories and his message about the mutual reappointment of ambassadors shows that Turkey's long-standing political embargo has been abandoned. Although the Gaza embargo is not over and the Zionist regime continues to invade and massacre, it is worrying that Turkey is taking such a path. From now on, human rights violations by the Zionist regime will be multiplied. The Zionist regime, which expels Palestinian Muslims from their homes and commits massacres almost every day, does not deserve any diplomatic relations. Taking a step back in the face of Zionism is incompatible with the dignity of a Muslim people," HÜDA PAR stated.

China's persecution of Muslim Uighurs

HÜDA PAR reminded that the persecution of Muslim Uyghurs, who were exposed to inhumane treatment under Chinese captivity, was once again documented with the hacked police archive.

"According to the documents belonging to the practices against human dignity in the camps, the photos of everyone, including children, were scanned into the system for the face recognition system, and they were taken under digital surveillance. Again, the detained children and their fate create a dire picture. The prosecutions for crimes committed decades ago threaten people's freedom of religion and belief. While the documents certify reading the Qur'an as a crime, the beard is also seen as religious extremism and sanctioned,” HÜDA PAR said.

"Turkey ignores atrocities in East Turkestan while maintaining its relations with China"

HÜDA PAR continued as follows: “These camps, where freedom of belief and worship, right to life, personal security, fair trial, and many other human rights and freedoms are violated, are a black mark for humanity. Turkey ignores this atrocity in East Turkestan in its relations with China and is content with only a superficial reaction. The Islamic world has to develop a common attitude towards what is happening. Otherwise, oppressed Muslims will continue to be oppressed by cruel regimes.”

The human tragedy of Rohingya Muslims

Referring to the United Nations’ call for aid for the Rohingya Muslims, who were forced to leave their homes and have to live in camps in Bangladesh, HÜDA PAR said: “The Muslim Rohingya community, which has escaped from the fascist Myanmar administration and took refuge in Bangladesh and whose number exceeds 1 million, has been struggling with hunger, misery, and disease for years. Very few of them can benefit from UN aid.  The vast majority of them are deprived of mains to sustain their lives and are faced with all kinds of diseases and disaster risks. In the face of this misery before the eyes of the world, Islamic countries cannot show the necessary sensitivity. Myanmar seems intent on continuing its policy of genocide until there is not a single Muslim left in the country by means of Buddhist gangs and the army. Bangladesh, which is one of the poorest countries in the world, cannot cope with so many refugees, so it has a strict attitude and places some of them on an isolated island. According to the UN records, the Rohingya are the most persecuted people in the world.  Islamic countries and Muslims should immediately protect their coreligionists, take initiatives for them, and make every effort to improve their living conditions with an honorable return.”

Possible operation to Syria

With regards to President Erdogan’s statement regarding a new Turkish military operation in Syria, HÜDA PAR said: “It was understood from the statement published after the National Security Council meeting that a new operation will be carried out against Syria in the near future. It is legitimate for Turkey to take steps to ensure its own security and to make efforts for the safe return of Syrian refugees to their lands. However, we find it useful to repeat the concerns that we have expressed before due to the sensitivity of the region: The operation, which is expressed as making a serious contribution to the peace and security of our neighbors, should not cause new conflicts.  However, the return of refugees to a dimension that will change the demographic structure of the region will drag the region into a chaotic situation with an uncertain end. It should be everyone’s priority that the people do not experience new grievances and emigrations and that civilians are not harmed.  The operation to be carried out should aim to ensure lasting peace and tranquility in Syria, and to create the conditions for the safe return of refugees in Turkey and other countries.” (ILKHA)