The workshop, held in the Saadet Party Istanbul Provincial Directorate, was attended by Saadet Party Deputy Chairman of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kaya, Saadet Party Istanbul Provincial Director Ömer Faruk Yazıcı and nearly 15 non-governmental organizations from East Turkistan. Hidayet Oğuzhan, President of the International Association of East Turkestan Organizations, said that 8,5 million people are in concentration camps.
"WE WILL OFFER A SOLUTION"
Saadet Party Vice President Mustafa Kaya said, "As Saadet Party, we came together today to investigate the persecution in East Turkistan and offer a solution. We will evaluate the situation in the region with the presidents of our East Turkestan NGOs. As Saadet Party, we care and show sensitivity to the East Turkestan case. After the great massacre in 2009, we held a rally and took action. We are holding a workshop today to eradicate the persecution in East Turkistan, we will prepare a report and present a solution."
"THE NAME OF THIS IS THE ISLAMIC UNION"
Saadet Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Ömer Faruk Yazıcı, "When we evaluate the events in East Turkistan from the Chinese approach, there is a sad situation. When we look at it from the world perspective, it is very sad and troubling that the world remains silent in this situation. The Saadet Party, wherever in the world, cares about someone who was persecuted as if they experienced their own problems. With this understanding, we try to keep the East Turkestan issue on the agenda. But the underlying solution to this issue is the coming together of the Islamic world. The name of this is the Islamic Union," he said.
"WE HAVE 3 MILLION EASTERN TURKISTAN DIASPORTS"
Oğuzhan said, "We have 3 million East Turkestan diasporas. The relations of these people with their relatives in East Turkistan are completely severed. We were told that 300 thousand population in Turkey in 2009. We discussed the granting of citizenship to the people here with the Speaker of the Assembly Mustafa Şentop. On the other hand, we think we have a population of 35 million. This population is completely subjected to Chinese genocide. The genocide, which previously continued with a systematic and assimilated policy, has been progressing comprehensively and heavily for 4 years. The biggest example of this is concentration camps. 8 and a half million people are in concentration camps."
"WE THANK TO SAADET PARTY"
International Association of East Turkestan Organizations Chairman Hidayet Oğuzhan, "We would like to thank Saadet Party for listening to us and looking for a solution to this sensitive issue. I got to know the National Vision (Milli Görüş) community while studying in Pakistan at a young age. We witness your sensitivities. We are witness to your sensitivity and the effort you made in the Urumqi Massacre in 2009. Today, you hear the cry in East Turkistan and seek a solution. Everyone knows that East Turkistan is in trouble. The worst situation in human history is happening in East Turkistan. The Chinese destroy the scholars and works of East Turkistan. But China has started a comprehensive genocide especially for 4 years," he added.