Thread by @nuryturkel

You would be annoyed if someone misspells your name or ignore your correction request as has been the case here. I trust you would agree that the Uyghurs people desire and linguistic rules of their language should be respected. 4/6

We respectfully ask the @APStylebook and the worldwide media organization to use the correct spelling "Uyghur" instead of "Uighur" Editors' excuse of following @APStylebook is not plausible. 5/6

So, please hear us out and experts as quoted in this thoughtful piece by @RadioFreeAsia in published 2010. 6/6

@UyghurCongress @UyghurProject @Uyghur_American
@CUyghurs
rfa.org/english/news/u…

Uyghurs are grateful for your well-researched investigative reporting on @CCPChina's genocidal policies against #Uyghurs. Some of your reporters have paid the price for simply doing their jobs--expulsion and visa denial by the Chinese government. 2/6

US government switched to "#Uyghur" after the enactment of the #Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in June 2020. So, it is reasonable and necessary for us to expect you to use the correct spelling that doesn't violate the linguistic rules of the Uyghur language. 3/6