testifying party

Testimony 1|5: Doğan Erdoğan, as reported by Radio Free Asia Uyghur. (brother-in-law)

Testimony 2|3|4: Doğan Erdoğan, a cook from Turkey. He married Gulnaz Tursun, Tursunjan Emet's daughter, but was forced to leave Xinjiang and has been unable to reunite with his wife and daughter. (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: 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 

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about the victim

Nazile Tursun is a mother of two.

Testimony 4: She was residing in Urumqi at the time of her arrest. Nazile Tursun is a mother of two.

Testimony 4: She was residing in Urumqi at the time of her arrest.

current location

Testimony 4: reportedly sent to a camp in Urumqi. Testimony 4: reportedly sent to a camp in Urumqi.

[Unclear, as sentenced.]

chronology of detention(s)

In April 2019. [A report by Radio Free Asia Uyghur from October 2019 cites Dogan as saying that she has been in camp for a year, but this may simply be an error or an approximation.]

Testimony 5: Nazile Tursun was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in approximately June 2020. In April 2019. [A report by Radio Free Asia Uyghur from October 2019 cites Dogan as saying that she has been in camp for a year, but this may simply be an error or an approximation.]

Testimony 5: Nazile Tursun was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in approximately June 2020.

suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention

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last reported status

Testimony 5: sentenced. Testimony 5: sentenced.

how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation

Dogan still appears to be in contact with his wife in Xinjiang, and they have been able to meet on the Kazakhstan-China border region on some occasions. Dogan still appears to be in contact with his wife in Xinjiang, and they have been able to meet on the Kazakhstan-China border region on some occasions.

additional information

Radio Free Asia coverage:
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/uyghurda-lager-10302019155359.html (Testimony 1)
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/tursunjan-emet-12112020211020.html (Testimony 5)

Testimony 4: victim's mother is taking care of the victim's two sons in Ghulja. Dogan Erdogan married to his wife (Uyghur) in 2016. He was given Resident Permission in Urumchi, he had to come back to Turkey to renew his Visa once every six months. He has got a child with his wife. Everything was good, he says. And now he was not allowed to enter Uyghur Region so he stays in Kazakhstan. He has made phone calls to Turkey Embassy in Beijing many times, they have been saying that they are working on it. When he lost hope in Turkey Embassy, he came to RFA. According to him, his sister-in-law has never got any relations to terrorism.

Radio Free Asia coverage:
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/uyghurda-lager-10302019155359.html (Testimony 1)
https://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/tursunjan-emet-12112020211020.html (Testimony 5)

Testimony 4: victim's mother is taking care of the victim's two sons in Ghulja.

relatives

supplementary materials

entry created on: 2019-11-24

entry last modified on: 2021-05-03

last update from testifier(s): 2020-12-11