Mustafa Akyol
Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, focusing on Islam, modernity and public policy
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February 2022
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Virtual Event | Will Turkey Continue to Forsake the Uyghurs?
Featured Speakers:
Mustafa Akyol
Nury Turkel
Eric Brown
![A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the flag of East Turkestan holds a placard reading "Speaking Turkish, banned." during a protest by supporters of the Uyghur minority on April 1, 2021, at Beyazid Square in Istanbul. (Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/events/thumb/2063/feature_990fit_2_4_22.jpg?itok=EZgtn6to)
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![People gather for an exhibition called "Not a joke, a genocide" to raise awareness against China's policies and human rights violations towards Uyghurs in Istanbul, Turkey on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/17493/feature_turkey_uighurs.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=_Q6NeyeE)
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People gather for an exhibition called "Not a joke, a genocide" to raise awareness against China's policies and human rights violations towards Uyghurs in Istanbul, Turkey on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
![Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends ''Vision 2023 Turkeys National Education Ministry'' meeting at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center on October 23, 2018. ( Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16131/feature_erdogan_ct.png?h=ae002e9f&itok=4dVdUWWb)
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends ''Vision 2023 Turkeys National Education Ministry'' meeting at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center on October 23, 2018. ( Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)