Uyghurs in Turkey urge more countries to join US boycott of Olympics

China's Muslim Uyghur community living in Turkey expressed support for the U.S.' boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing as they urged other countries to do the same.

The White House said on Monday U.S. government officials would boycott the Winter Olympics because of China's human rights "atrocities," although U.S. athletes were free to travel there to compete.

Many Uyghurs reside in Turkey, with whom Turks share ethnic, religious and linguistic connections. About 50,000 Uyghurs are believed to live in Turkey, the largest Uyghur diaspora outside of Central Asia. read more