ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 17. Akim (Governor) of the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan, Nuralkhan Kusherov, instructed the heads ...

Istanbul [Turkey], February 6 (ANI): The International Union of Turkestan Organizations (IUETO) led a significant protest to mark the 28th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, an event that has ...

UNPO is proud to celebrate the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nominations of two exceptional human rights defenders from our member ...

As the Taliban crack down on Uyghur fighters, complying with pressure from China, the Islamic State sees a recruiting ...

One spelling for one people! How about “Xinjiang Province” versus “East Turkestan”? “We all hate that ‘Xinjiang,’” says Gul, with a bite and a laugh. The name “Xinjiang” means ...

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders ...

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law granting the city of Turkestan a special status, recognizing it as a spiritual, historical, cultural, and tourist center, as well as an ...

While fighting in Syria, the Turkestan Islamic Party has joined forces with global jihadist movements.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has greenlit funding for 24 irrigation projects in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan region, with a total investment of 135.5 billion tenge ($271 million), according to an ...

THE facilities afforded by extended railway communication to remote regions of eastern Asia have rendered it possible for the leisured tourist to travel safely, and with comparative comfort, from ...