THE UYGHUR TURKS AND THE EASTERN TURKISTAN (XINJIANG CONFLICT): WHICH CHINA? CHINA’S GROWTH OR RED CRUELTY

Authors : Ergenekon Savrun

Pages : 399-410

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Publication Date : 2019-07-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Uyghur Turks are one of the most important Turkic Tribes of archaic Turkish history. The first groups whom adopted a settlet life, urbanism, architecture, religion and etc… those who implement the development of the culture and civilization were also Uyghur Turks. They invented the 18 letter Uyghur Turkic Alphabet, and they have accomplished great works in the field of art and literature. The reason of the very high level of the literacry rate correspondingly that. In religion, they relinquished "Gök-Tengri” belief and emraced extrinsic religion called Manichaeism during the "Bögü Kaan” period. Then they united with Karluk Turks and founded Karahanli State, and by choosing Islam, they brought one of the most powerful and magnificent periods of Turkish history into Turkish history. The natural geographical neighborhood with the Chinese pushed the Uyghur Turks and the Chinese into a struggle from history. The Chinese Manchu dynasty occupied the North of East Turkistan in 1757-1759 and the South in 1760. re-named "Xin Jian” means "The New Land” and became the 19th state of the China Empire. During the Mao Zedong period, the Communist regime continued to oppress. 
Keywords : Uyghur Turks, Eastern Turkestan, China