(Turkish Minute) Abdullah Bozkurt - A clandestine network was set up by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) among Uyghurs and other Muslim groups from Central Asian countries to transport jihadist fighters from China's Xinxiang region. On March 10, 2018, 700 Muslims from China visited the Turkish border city of Hatay near Syria and said they wanted to join Turkish forces in the battle in Afrin. In 2015, the Turkish Meydan newspaper reported on a secret operation to provide Turkish passports to Uyghurs, apparently run by Turkish intelligence.
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