turkic
tur kik
- n a subfamily of Altaic languages
- a of or relating to the people who speak the Turkic language
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News & Articles
- 27 Die in Rioting in Ethnically Divided Western China
The violence is the latest sign of tension between the Turkic-speaking Uighur minority and the majority Han Chinese.
June 26, 2013 - New York Times - 27 Killed in Ethic Violence in Western China
The violence is the latest sign of tension between the Turkic-speaking Uighur minority and the majority Han Chinese.
June 26, 2013 - New York Times - Riots kill 27 in minority region of far west China
BEIJING — Riots in a restive far western region of China on Wednesday killed 27 people and left at least three injured, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said knife-wielding mobs attacked police stations, a local government building and a construction site Wednesday morning in a remote town in the Turkic-speaking Xinjiang (shihn-jahng) region.
June 26, 2013 - Boston Herald
Quotes
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkish Press
The permanent secretariat of the Turkic States & Communities Peace, Brotherhood & Cooperation Convention will be based in Ankara,Erdogan told MPs of his Justice & Development (AK) Party at a parliament gathering. - Rebiya Kadeer in CNN International
Hugh Pope, author of the "Sons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World," describes Kadeer as a skillful and hard-working activist who has done a lot for the Uyghurs.