Nury Turkel | |
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نۇرى تۈركەل | |
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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 |
Nationality | American |
Spouse |
Nazli Bilkic (m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Washington, D.C.[7] |
Alma mater | Northwest A&F University[5] American University |
Occupation | Lawyer,[1][7] public official, human rights advocate |
Known for | First U.S.-educated Uyghur lawyer[1] Former President of the Uyghur American Association Chairman of the Board for the Uyghur Human Rights Project |
Ethnicity | Uyghur |
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.
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