Chinese atrocities on Muslim entity protested in Turkey

170 protestors marched to Chinese General Consulate in Istanbul on Sunday on the fifth annniversary of Chinese slaughter on the Uighur ethnic minority, which left almost 200 people dead in in 2009's July in Urumqi, a predominantly Muslim region within China.

Protestors left a black wreath in front of the Chinese General Consulate in the march, held by the East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association, an Istanbul-based assosication, considered sympathetic to Uighur minority.

Protestors chanted: 'Do not sleep Turkey. Protect your siblings.', 'Keep on resistance, salute to Turkistan.'

Hidayet Oguzhan, the head of Association, called on Turkish government to give a strong response to China for its harsj crackdown on the Muslim enclave.

Oguzhan said that China has banned Uighurs from observing Ramadan fast. 'The occupier has banned fasting and other religious activities throughout the Eastern Turkistan. It has banned Muslim staff from fasting during the month of Ramadan,' he said.

'China slaughters children wgo read verses of Quran,' a banner proclaimed.

Police prevented a group of protestors, who tried to walk in the Consulate's building after setting a Chinese flag on fire.