Nury Turkel

Nury Turkel
نۇرى تۈركەل
Member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
In office
May 26, 2020[1][2] – May 14, 2024[3]
President of the Uyghur American Association
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born
Nury Ablikim Turkel

1970 (age 53–54)[4]
Kashgar,[5][6] Xinjiang, China
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
Nazli Bilkic
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2
ResidenceWashington, D.C.[7]
Alma materNorthwest A&F University[5]
American University
OccupationLawyer,[1][7]
public official, human rights advocate
Known forFirst U.S.-educated Uyghur lawyer[1]
Former President of the Uyghur American Association
Chairman of the Board for the
Uyghur Human Rights Project
EthnicityUyghur

Nury Ablikim Turkel (/ˌtʊrˈkɛl/; Uyghur: نۇرى ئابلىكىم تۈركەل; Chinese: 努里·特克尔, pinyin: Nǔlǐ Tèkè'ěr; b. 1970) is an American attorney, public official and human rights advocate based in Washington, D.C. He is a former chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, former chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and former president of the Uyghur American Association.[8]

Turkel is the first U.S.-educated Uyghur lawyer[1][9] and the first Uyghur American to be appointed to a political position in the United States.[10] In 2020, he was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[11][12] He is the author of No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs.

  1. ^ a b c d "USCIRF Welcomes Appointment by Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Nury Turkel to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom". United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Justice For All Welcomes The Appointment Of Nury Turkel To USCIRF". 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Welcomes Appointments of New Commissioners". United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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  6. ^ Elana Schor (6 June 2020). "Q&A: Nury Turkel on Uighurs and new religious freedom post". Associated Press. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Survivors of Religious Persecution at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly". State Department. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Nury Turkel: A Turkish Primer on Engaging Beijing". www.uhrp.org. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ Leigh Hartman (23 June 2020). "Once interned in China, Uyghur American fights for religious freedom". ShareAmerica. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Nexus with Art Swift 027". Event occurs at 1:00.
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