The United States, Washington, July 14 / Trend , N.Bogdanova/
Uighur people is satisfied with the support of the Turkish government and people who were one of the first to express concerns over the clashes between local authorities and Uighurs in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, president of World Uighur Congress Rabiya Kadir told Trend in an interview.
"We [Uighurs] believe that Turkey will further render every support what we consider to be significant," Kadir said. "Turkey is our great friend and brother."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the unrests in Urumqi as "genocide" against the Uighur people and urged the Chinese government to launch immediate and transparent investigation. Erdogan's statement was followed after sharp criticism by the Turkish opposition to Ankara's inaction in resolving the situation in Urumqi, Anadolu news agency reported.
As a result of the unrests, 186 people died and 1,680 were injured in the administrative centre of Sintzyan-Uygur Autonomous Region (SUAR), Urumqi, on July 6. According to some data, number of victims can increase, because 74 people are under serious condition at the hospital.
Protestors expressed their concern in connection with the deaths of two Uighurs during clashes amongst toy factory workers in Kwangtung province.
Hundreds of people were arrested on suspicion of organizing the riots.
Turkish opposition leaders applied Erdogan's government with the demand to intervene in the situation in Xinjiang, as it was during Israel's "Cast Lead" military operation in Gaza in late December - early January, which have claimed lives of over 1,400 Palestinians, including 400 children.
Erdogan condemned Israel for military operation in Gaza during making speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Kadie said it is wrong to compare events in Urumqi with what happened in Gaza.
She also thanked Turkish prime minister for permission to get entrance visa to that country.
"Earlier I had problems in this respect. But as soon as I am free, I will trip to that country," Kadir said. "I want to meet with our brothers and Uighurs living in Turkey."
In 1999, Kadir was arrested by the Chinese authorities on charges of "undermining national security." She was released on bail in 2005.
According to official data, about 10.6 million of various nationalities live in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and many of them practice Islam.
"East Turkistan" grouping, which the Chinese authorities consider a terrorist organization and accused of having links with al-Qaida operates in the region.