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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Turkey-based Publisher Keeps Uyghur Letters Alive

"Turkey-based Publisher Keeps Uyghur Letters Alive

ANKARA, March 4 2006

2006.02.24

ANKARA—A modest publishing house in Turkey is increasingly keeping the Uyghur language and culture alive from its place of exile, sending out volumes of poetry, history, and Islamic scholarship free of charge even as Beijing clamps down on the millions of Uyghurs under its control.

Since its founding in 2000, the Taklamakan Uyghur Publishing House has published and distributed more than 50 books to Uyghurs overseas, chief executive Jelil Turan told RFA’s Ankara-based reporter, Erkin Tarim."

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