consult raw version see edited version

testifying party (* direct submission)

Testimony 1*: Nur'eli Tashpolat, born in 1973, is a computer engineer now residing in Turkey. (brother-in-law)

Testimony 2|3|4|7: Emrulla Ekrem, a student in the US. (son)

Testimony 5: Emrulla Ekrem, as reported by Radio Free Asia Mandarin. (son)

Testimony 6: Abduweli Ayup, a language activist, linguist, and writer, originally from Kashgar but now residing in Norway. (relation unclear)

Testimony 8: Nur'eli Tashpolat, as reported by Gene A. Bunin. (brother-in-law) Testimony 1: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 2: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 3: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 4: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 5: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 6: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 7: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 8: father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband direct third-party
Testimony 9: add father daughter brother sister son mother grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter uncle aunt nephew niece brother-in-law sister-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin friend colleague former student relative relation unclear from same town/region n/a husband wife the victim lawyer child friends, family, and students great-nephew great-niece former schoolmate cousin once removed friend of relative boyfriend girlfriend friend of friend aunt-in-law acquaintance judge cousin-in-law nephew-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law former neighbor stepbrother stepsister stepfather stepmother stepdaughter stepson neighbor of relative detained together former teacher relative of friend relative of teacher sibling grandchild cousin twice removed trial attendee ex-wife great-uncle great-aunt in-law grandmother-in-law grandfather-in-law great-grandmother great-grandfather half-brother half-sister ex-husband add add direct third-party

Update 

Name:    Description:    unverified verified    1 2 3 4 5    Add

about the victim

Ekrem Tursun spent some time working for ICBC in the 80s, and then, at the end of the 80s, resigned and went into business. According to RFA, he was a paper mill manager at the time of his arrest. He visited Switzerland and Turkey as a tourist in 2015 and 2017, respectively. His son mentions that he speaks fluent Chinese.

ID address: Apt. 1702, Entrance No. 3, Building No. 3, 71 First Alley, South Peace Street, Xishan District, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市西山区和平南路一巷71号3号楼3单元1702号).

Chinese passport number: G38338096. Ekrem Tursun, 56 yash(1963.07.19), 80-Yillarda Soda-sanaet bankisida bir mezgil ishligen, 80-yillarning axiridin bashlap istipa berip ticaret bilen shughullanghan. 2015 ve 2017 -yilliri Shiwetsariye ve Turkiyelerge sayahetke kelgen.

Kimlik No: 650102196307194011 Passport: G38338096

[RFA article: he's a paper mill manager; Chinese name: 艾克热木•吐尔逊]

current location

[Presumably in Urumqi.] Urumchide

[Testimony 7: a camp in Urumqi's Xishan district]

chronology of detention(s)

Arrested in August 2017 and taken to a camp in Urumqi's Xishan district.

He was allegedly released in September 2019. 2017.08.27 [August 7, according to victim's son in one video (Testimony 2), August 14 in another (Testimony 4); Testimony 8: released in September 2019]

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

Two reasons were given as excuses to arrest him. One was his trip to Turkey. Another was the "illegal" content found on one of the computers at the private company in Urumqi that he had opened with someone else.

RFA elaborates and says that a company worker accessed Radio Free Asia's Uyghur service and CNN on a company computer. Tutulush sewebini Turkiyege sayahet kelgini we Urumchide bashqa bireylen bilen birliship achqan xususi shirkettiki bireylenning komputeridin chiqqan 'qanunsiz'' mezmun dep bahane korsitishken.

[RFA article: one of his employees listened to / watched RFA Uyghur and CNN on a company computer.]

last reported status

Believed to have been released. ---

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Nur'eli learned that he had been arrested from the victim's children (who were/are in America).

Emrulla says that he learned it from his mother, while she was still free, as she had to pay for some of her husband's camp expenses. Tutup ketelgen uchurni Amerikidiki ciyenlirim(perzentliri) arqiliq xewer taptim.

[Testimony 7: From his mother Arzugul, who still was free at the time. Arzugul also had to provide some money for her husband’s expenses in the camp. She also asked Emrulla not to appeal to authorities.]

additional information

This victim is included in the list of prominent detained Uyghurs, available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf

He has also been reported about by Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/zhuanlan/jieduxinjiang/xj-05232019170302.html [G. A. Bunin: This victim is included in the list of detained Uyghur intellectuals (Testimony 6), available at: shahit.biz/supp/list_003.pdf.

RFA article (Testimony 5: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/zhuanlan/jieduxinjiang/xj-05232019170302.html): The police promised to release him after one month in the camps, but have not.]

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-02-01

entry last modified on: 2020-02-25

last update from testifier(s): 2020-02-25