The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) vehemently denounced the Turkiye-China Media Forum that took place in Ankara. Organised by Turkiye’s Directorate of Communications on Wednesday, the forum praised Beijing and advocated for increased media and strategic collaboration while purposefully ignoring the ongoing genocide being perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Occupied East Turkistan. This silence is not a form of diplomacy; it is complicity, they said. By aligning its media network with the Chinese Communist Party, which is responsible for mass internment, forced labour, systematic sterilisation, religious persecution, and the ongoing eradication of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Occupied East Turkistan, the AKP regime in Turkiye is not positioning itself as a neutral entity. Rather, it is actively facilitating China’s endeavour to obscure its atrocities and annihilate an entire nation. This alleged media cooperation is not rooted in dialogue or diplomacy; it serves to legitimise genocide denial and assist Beijing in extending its authoritarian control over information well beyond its own illegally occupied regions. Fahrettin Altun, Communications Director for the Turkish Presidency, addressed global crises yet neglected to mention the Uyghur Genocide in Occupied East Turkistan. This intentional omission is profoundly revealing. It reflects the AKP regime’s readiness to forsake justice for geopolitical advantages and its role in promoting the CCP’s propagandistic agenda. “By standing beside the Chinese regime and promoting joint media efforts, the Turkish government is helping China erase an entire nation,” stated Dr Jurat Obul, Minister for Communications and Information of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. “This alleged collaboration functions merely as a platform for genocide denial. East Turkistan will not be silenced. We urge the Turkish populace and the international community to challenge this authoritarian alliance and uphold truth and justice.”(ANI)
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