Uyghur Community

Dr Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun is Associate Professor of History at the Department of Modern Turkic Studies, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Her research focuses on the political and socio-cultural history of the Kazakhs and Kyrgyzs in the 19th-20th centuries; philology, intelligentsia, religion, and family institutions, as well as oral history.  Dr Konuralp Ercilasun is Professor of History at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. He works on the history of Kashgar, as well as various topics such as Xiongnu, Bishkek, the Silk Road and issues pertaining to the modern history of Central Asia.

“The contributors’ views, observations and data and information provided from various primary and secondary sources make this one of the finest volumes available to date on the topic for a wide audience. Well documented with thoroughly researched papers, this book will definitely cater to the interests of students, researchers and academicians working on issues related to the Uyghur community.” (Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Diaspora Studies, Vol. 15 (3), August, 2022)“The Uyghur Community is an exciting volume encompassing various topics centred around the Uyghurs inside and outside the PRC. It gives the reader valuable insights not only about the roots of mistrust between the Chinese (Han) and Uyghur but it also explains the causes of rising nationalism in the region. What the reader might find particularly interesting is the description of the Uyghur diaspora and its role in the geopolitics and the bilateral relations between Turkey and the PRC.” (Martin Lavička, Asian Ethnicity, January, 2019)​

• Introduction: The Land, the People and the Politics in a Historical Context.- A View from the 19th Century: Eastern Turkistanese-Chinese Cultural Relations in Shoqan Walikhanov’s Works.- Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in Early 20th Century.- Religion and the Uyghurs: A Contemporary Overview.- Constructing the Uyghur Diaspora:  Identity Politics and the Transnational Uyghur Community.- Bordered conscience: Uyghurs of Central Asia.- Dialogue of the Deaf: The Role of Uyghur Diaspora Organizations versus Beijing.- Urumqi Clashes: The Reactions and The Aftermath.- The Uyghur Factor in Turkish-Chinese Relations After the Urumqi Events.