Uyghur language

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reiterated Türkiye's commitment to China's sovereignty but also called on Beijing to take steps to reverse its negative image on Uyghur Turks, who have been subject to pressures from the central government.

Multiple groups of U.S. lawmakers have sought reassurances this week about clothing giant Shein and other brands facing allegations their products use forced Chinese labor or material from regions where such conditions allegedly occur.

On May 2, a group of lawmakers sent letters to the CEOs of Adidas, Nike, Shein and Chinese shopping app Temu with questions about their supply chains.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on May 14 to direct President Donald Trump to sanction officials in China over the country's treatment of the Uyghur community in its northwestern region of Xinjiang.  

It is possible to travel from China's Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region in the east all the way to the Adriatic shores in the west speaking nothing but Turkish. Most people living in this vast geography belong to the Ural-Altaic language family, sharing common historical, religious, cultural and ethnic ties.